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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Junior Neighborhood Union Group standing on steps holding an award circa 1920.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Junior Neighborhood Union Group, circa 1950
Date Created
1947/1955
Description
Junior Neighborhood Union Group standing on steps holding an award circa 1920.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Portrait of Miss Amy A. Chadwick.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Miss Amy A. Chadwick, 1936
Date Created
1936
Description
Portrait of Miss Amy A. Chadwick.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
University Housing Project Under Construction with Atlanta University in the background, August 15, 1935.
Neighborhood Union Collection
University Housing Project Under Construction, August 15, 1935
Date Created
1935-08-15
Description
University Housing Project Under Construction with Atlanta University in the background, August 15, 1935.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges, African Americans--Housing
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, John Hope, and Class, circa 1935. Written on verso: Neighborhood Union Activity (2nd class), Atlanta University; presently Morris Brown College Campus. First from left - Professor, AU; Fifth from left, Mrs. John Hope; Sixth from left - Dr. John Hope.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, John Hope, and Class, circa 1935
Date Created
1933/1939
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, John Hope, and Class, circa 1935. Written on verso: Neighborhood Union Activity (2nd class), Atlanta University; presently Morris Brown College Campus. First from left - Professor, AU; Fifth from left, Mrs. John Hope; Sixth from left - Dr. John Hope.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American universities and colleges
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of women gather at a table filled with cakes and flowers. Written on recto: May 27, 1933. Anniversary celebrating Miss Chadwick's thirtieth year of service in the Leonard Street Orphan Home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Miss Chadwick's Thirtieth Anniversary. May 27, 1933
Date Created
1933-05
Description
A group of women gather at a table filled with cakes and flowers. Written on recto: May 27, 1933. Anniversary celebrating Miss Chadwick's thirtieth year of service in the Leonard Street Orphan Home.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American women, Events and programs, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside of a rustic shed.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Pupils, 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside of a rustic shed.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside in a yard.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Pupils of Chadwick School, 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils stand outside in a yard.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Portrait of Miss Amy A. Chadwick.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Miss Amy A. Chadwick, 1933
Date Created
1933
Description
Portrait of Miss Amy A. Chadwick.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Portraits and people, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mary McDowell standing in yard. Written on verso: Miss Mary Mc Dowell at Chicago U. settlement house at stack yards. Written on recto: Just a friendly reminder 1931.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mary McDowell, 1931
Date Created
1931
Description
Mary McDowell standing in yard. Written on verso: Miss Mary Mc Dowell at Chicago U. settlement house at stack yards. Written on recto: Just a friendly reminder 1931.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and Interracial Women's Group on steps of a porch, International Council of Women of Darker Races, circa 1930. Written on verso: Back row: second left, Mrs. Moton, third left, Mrs. Hope. Mrs. Bethune, first row, first from right.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and Interracial Women's Group, International Council of Women of Darker Races, circa 1
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and Interracial Women's Group on steps of a porch, International Council of Women of Darker Races, circa 1930. Written on verso: Back row: second left, Mrs. Moton, third left, Mrs. Hope. Mrs. Bethune, first row, first from right.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
African American neighborhood children and family on porch and in the yard circa 1930. Written on recto: When grownups got too inquisitive as to why I was taking pictures, I asked this gang if any of them wanted a picture. They all stood still except one, who rushed down the street like a fire engine shouting: "Come get your pitcher took, Lady taking pitchers don't cost nothing!".
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Children, circa 1930
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
African American neighborhood children and family on porch and in the yard circa 1930. Written on recto: When grownups got too inquisitive as to why I was taking pictures, I asked this gang if any of them wanted a picture. They all stood still except one, who rushed down the street like a fire engine shouting: "Come get your pitcher took, Lady taking pitchers don't cost nothing!".
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, Community development, African American neighborhoods, African American children
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils and a teacher sit on the steps of the school.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Pupils, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils and a teacher sit on the steps of the school.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Playground, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Playground, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School children climb the steps of a playground slide.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Chadwick School pupils sit on the steps of the school.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Pupils, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
A group of Chadwick School pupils sit on the steps of the school.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages, African American African American children, Buildings and grounds
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Exterior of Chadwick school with a car parked outside. Written on recto: Roof donated by Mr. S. Mueller, founder of the Mueller Macaroni Company, Newark, New Jersey.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Home Exterior, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Exterior of Chadwick school with a car parked outside. Written on recto: Roof donated by Mr. S. Mueller, founder of the Mueller Macaroni Company, Newark, New Jersey.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Four women work in the kitchen with a cat under the table.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Kitchen Workers, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Four women work in the kitchen with a cat under the table.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, African American women, Pets, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Young girls sit and eat in the dining room.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Dining Room, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Young girls sit and eat in the dining room.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Interior decoration, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Exterior of Chadwick Home with School in background. Written on recto: Chadwick Home and School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick Home and School Exterior, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Exterior of Chadwick Home with School in background. Written on recto: Chadwick Home and School.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Exterior of Chadwick School. Written on recto: Chadwick School
Neighborhood Union Collection
Chadwick School Exterior, circa 1933
Date Created
1930/1936
Description
Exterior of Chadwick School. Written on recto: Chadwick School
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Buildings and grounds, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection