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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Women and nurses gather with children outside of the neighborhood house.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Women, Nurses, and Children at the Neighborhood House, circa 1920
Date Created
1917/1923
Description
Women and nurses gather with children outside of the neighborhood house.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Women gather with children and babies outside of the neighborhood house.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Women and Children at the Neighborhood House, circa 1920
Date Created
1917/1923
Description
Women gather with children and babies outside of the neighborhood house.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
This scrapbook contains photographs, cards, ledgers, memorabilia, and brochures related to the Leonard Street Orphan Home and Chadwick Home and School.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Leonard Street Orphan Home and Chadwick Home and School, Scrapbook Two, circa 1933
Date Created
1928/1937
Description
This scrapbook contains photographs, cards, ledgers, memorabilia, and brochures related to the Leonard Street Orphan Home and Chadwick Home and School.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of a Spelman College student room.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Spelman Dorm Room, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Interior of a Spelman College student room.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Spelman College dining area with table and chairs.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Spelman Dining Area, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A Spelman College dining area with table and chairs.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of a Spelman College student room showing entry into the bathroom.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Spelman Dorm Room, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Interior of a Spelman College student room showing entry into the bathroom.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Interior of a Spelman College student room showing sleeping area.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Spelman Dorm Room, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
Interior of a Spelman College student room showing sleeping area.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A Spelman College dining area with table and chairs.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Spelman Dining Area, circa 1925
Date Created
1921/1929
Description
A Spelman College dining area with table and chairs.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Women and children attend a Neighborhood Union gathering.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union, circa 1910
Date Created
1906/1914
Description
Women and children attend a Neighborhood Union gathering.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of Neighborhood Union Women gather in a yard.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Neighborhood Union Women, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
A group of Neighborhood Union Women gather in a yard.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of children gather outside infront of homes.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Group of children, circa 1915
Date Created
1911/1919
Description
A group of children gather outside infront of homes.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
A group of children play around a tree ouside the home.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Playground, circa 1930
Date Created
1926/1934
Description
A group of children play around a tree ouside the home.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Nurses hold babies outside of the neighborhood house.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Nurses and Babies at the Neighborhood House, circa 1920
Date Created
1916/1924
Description
Nurses hold babies outside of the neighborhood house.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, Orphanages
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Terminal Station Restaurant and C. H. Tobias, regarding the National Council of Young Men's Christian Association in the United States. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Terminal Station Restaurant and C. H. Tobias, October 17, 1930
Date Created
1930-10-17
Description
Correspondence between Terminal Station Restaurant and C. H. Tobias, regarding the National Council of Young Men's Christian Association in the United States. 1 page.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Frank Miller of Atlanta Community Chest and Mrs. John Hope. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Frank Miller and Mrs. John Hope, January 30, 1931
Date Created
1931-01-30
Description
Correspondence between Frank Miller of Atlanta Community Chest and Mrs. John Hope. 1 page.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African American neighborhoods, African Americans--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Mrs. Hope, Mrs. Hill, and Mrs. Shivery regarding an invitation to meet at Health Center. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Mrs. Hope, Mrs. Hill, and Mrs. Shivery, March 10, 1931
Date Created
1931-03-10
Description
Correspondence between Mrs. Hope, Mrs. Hill, and Mrs. Shivery regarding an invitation to meet at Health Center. 1 page.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American neighborhoods, African American women, African Americans--Education
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
List of families who will aid dependent families. 6 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Families Who Will Aid Dependent Families List, April 23, 1931
Date Created
1931-04-23
Description
List of families who will aid dependent families. 6 pages.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American neighborhoods, Community development, African Americans--Economic conditions
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Sylvester Clark and Mrs. Hill, including copies of Mrs. Hope's letters to Commision on Interracial Cooperation and Atlanta Community Chest. 4 pages.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Sylvester Clark and Mrs. Hill, 1931
Date Created
1931-06
Description
Correspondence between Sylvester Clark and Mrs. Hill, including copies of Mrs. Hope's letters to Commision on Interracial Cooperation and Atlanta Community Chest. 4 pages.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American neighborhoods, Community development
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence between Mrs. John Hope and Mr. Kendall Weisiger on the West Side Unemployment partial report to Southern Bell Telephone Co. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Mrs. John Hope and Mr. Kendall Weisiger, August 13, 1931
Date Created
1931-08-13
Description
Correspondence between Mrs. John Hope and Mr. Kendall Weisiger on the West Side Unemployment partial report to Southern Bell Telephone Co. 1 page.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American neighborhoods, Community development, African Americans--Employment
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection
Raper response to report by collecting information on Negro unemployment in Atlanta. 1 page.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Correspondence Between Arthur Raper and Mrs. John Hope, August 30, 1931
Date Created
1931-08-20
Description
Raper response to report by collecting information on Negro unemployment in Atlanta. 1 page.
Subject
African American women--Societies and clubs, Women in community organization, Women's rights, African American women social reformers, African Americans--Civil rights, African American neighborhoods, Community development, African Americans--Employment
Collection
Neighborhood Union Collection