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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Fitness Class, circa 1933
1930/1936
A group of girls pose with trophies.
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
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls pose with trophies.
Track and Field, circa 1933
1930/1936
Four girls crouch at a track starting line.
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
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Four girls crouch at a track starting line.
Cheer Pyramid, circa 1933
1930/1936
Girls form a cheer pyramid.
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
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls form a cheer pyramid.
High School Students, circa 1932
1930/1936
A group of girls stand on the steps wearing sashes and exercise outfits.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of girls stand on the steps wearing sashes and exercise outfits.
Fitness Class, circa 1933
1930/1936
Girls wear exercise outfits and perform headstands and balance formations.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls wear exercise outfits and perform headstands and balance formations.
Fitness Class, circa 1933
1930/1936
Girls wear exercise outfits and perform headstands and balance formations.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls wear exercise outfits and perform headstands and balance formations.
Cheer Pyramid, circa 1933
1930/1936
Girls wear exercise outfits and perform a pyramid formation.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Girls wear exercise outfits and perform a pyramid formation.
Mimetics Class, circa 1933
1930/1936
Students perform a synchronized dance outside.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Students perform a synchronized dance outside.
Mimetics Class, 1931
1927/1933
Students perform a synchronized dance and exercise outside. Written on recto: Mimetics
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Students perform a synchronized dance and exercise outside. Written on recto: Mimetics
Mimetics Class, 1931
1927/1933
Students perform a synchronized dance and exercise outside.
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Physical education and training, Orphanages
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Students perform a synchronized dance and exercise outside.