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 young girl rides a tricycle with a cat on her lap.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl on Bike, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A young girl rides a tricycle with a cat on her lap.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Pets, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A girl stands with a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl and Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A girl stands with a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls play in the snow.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls in Snow, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls play in the snow.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls play in the snow.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls in Snow, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls play in the snow.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls with Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls with Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls stand with a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls build a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Building Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls build a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three girls stand behind a bird feeder filled with snow.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls in Snow, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Three girls stand behind a bird feeder filled with snow.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Three girls build a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Building Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Three girls build a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Six girls build a snowman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls Building Snowman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Six girls build a snowman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play in the library.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Children read and play in the library.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of the office with a woman and tree girls. Written on recto: Office in the old home. Girl standing is now (1933) teaching music in Chicago. Children on couch - one is a trained nurse, the other one is a teacher.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Office in the Old Home, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Interior of the office with a woman and tree girls. Written on recto: Office in the old home. Girl standing is now (1933) teaching music in Chicago. Children on couch - one is a trained nurse, the other one is a teacher.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play piano in the library.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Children read and play piano in the library.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls sit on a bench outside of the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two Girls, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls sit on a bench 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, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A family stands outside the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Family, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A family stands outside 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 families, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A young girl stands in a yard with tulips.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl with Tulips, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A young girl stands in a yard with tulips.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A young girl sits on a bench.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girl on Bench, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A young girl sits on a bench.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Two girls stand outside with a woman.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls with Woman, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Two girls stand outside with a woman.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, African American women, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children read and play the piano in the library.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children's Library, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Children read and play the piano in the library.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of students with their teacher.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Children and Teacher, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of students with their teacher.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American children, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection