The records of the Neighborhood Union Collection include correspondence, speeches, financial reports, minutes, committee reports, news clippings, programs, photographs, scrapbooks and additional memorabilia preserving a rich legacy and history of one of the earliest private social welfare organizations founded by African American women in Atlanta. The Union received its charter in 1911. The Neighborhood Union's plan of organization was based on a division of neighborhoods into districts with members conducting surveys in their districts and reporting conditions which needed aid and improvement. Some aid focused on improving domestic skills, handicrafts and home nursing arts of African American women. They were also taught facts about tuberculosis and other prevalent diseases and provided supervised recreation for children. At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
Sep 17, 2020

Neighborhood Union Collection

The records of the Neighborhood Union Collection include correspondence, speeches, financial reports, minutes, committee reports, news clippings, programs, photographs, scrapbooks and additional memorabilia preserving a rich legacy and history of one of the earliest private social welfare organizations founded by African American women in Atlanta. The Union received its charter in 1911. The Neighborhood Union's plan of organization was based on a division of neighborhoods into districts with members conducting surveys in their districts and reporting conditions which needed aid and improvement. Some aid focused on improving domestic skills, handicrafts and home nursing arts of African American women. They were also taught facts about tuberculosis and other prevalent diseases and provided supervised recreation for children.

At the AUC Robert W. Woodruff Library we are always striving to improve our digital collections. We welcome additional information about people, places, or events depicted in any of the works in this collection. To submit information, please contact us at DSD@auctr.edu.
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A group of girls pose with trophies.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Fitness Class, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of girls pose with trophies.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Four girls crouch at a track starting line.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Track and Field, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Four girls crouch at a track starting line.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls form a cheer pyramid.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Cheer Pyramid, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Girls form a cheer pyramid.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American teenagers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls hold classbooks and prepare for school.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Students with Classbooks, 1932
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of girls hold classbooks and prepare for school.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American students, African American teenagers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of young women graduates wearing white dresses and holding diplomas stand in the corner of a yard. A Universal Pictures movie poster of "The Doomed Battalion" is in the distance on a building exterior.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of Young Women, circa 1932
Date Created
1928/1936
Description
A group of young women graduates wearing white dresses and holding diplomas stand in the corner of a yard. A Universal Pictures movie poster of "The Doomed Battalion" is in the distance on a building exterior.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American teenagers
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Eighth Grade Graduates, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American students, African American teenagers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Eighth Grade Graduates, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
A group of girls stand outside the Chadwick school. Written on recto: Eighth grade graduates.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of young girls stand outside of the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Girls, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
A group of young girls stand outside of the home.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of young girls stand outside of the home.Written on recto: Chadwick School graduates.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Graduates, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
A group of young girls stand outside of the home.Written on recto: Chadwick School graduates.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of young girls stand outside of the home. Written on recto: Chadwick School graduates.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Graduates, circa 1930
Date Created
1927/1933
Description
A group of young girls stand outside of the home. Written on recto: Chadwick School graduates.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, African American teenagers, African American students, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection