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
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
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope. Written on verso: Mrs. John Hope as a young woman. She organized Neighborhood Union in Atlanta in 1908.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, 1908
Date Created
1908
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope. Written on verso: Mrs. John Hope as a young woman. She organized Neighborhood Union in Atlanta in 1908.
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, son, and housekeeper, circa 1906. Written on verso: Mrs. Hope, Edward S. Hope, Lynette (hope's housekeeper), President's home, Morehouse College. Verified by Dr. Edward Hope, March 1986.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, Son, and Housekeeper, circa 1906
Date Created
1903/1909
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope, son, and housekeeper, circa 1906. Written on verso: Mrs. Hope, Edward S. Hope, Lynette (hope's housekeeper), President's home, Morehouse College. Verified by Dr. Edward Hope, March 1986.
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
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope reading a book indoors.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope Reading a Book, circa 1905
Date Created
1903/1909
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope reading a book indoors.
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 John Hope in front of porch.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope, circa 1910
Date Created
1910/1919
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and John Hope in front of porch.
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
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and Neighborhood Union Group sitting on porch steps in winter clothes.
Neighborhood Union Collection
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and Neighborhood Union Group, circa 1920
Date Created
1920/1926
Description
Mrs. Lugenia Burns Hope and Neighborhood Union Group sitting on porch steps in winter clothes.
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
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
School Teachers Association at Hampton Institute, circa 1915. Written on verso: 1st and 2nd from left - Dr. and Mrs. John Hope; 5th from left - Mrs. Mary M. Bethune. Identified by Dr. Edward Hope, 1986.
Neighborhood Union Collection
School Teachers Association at Hampton, circa 1915
Date Created
1913/1919
Description
School Teachers Association at Hampton Institute, circa 1915. Written on verso: 1st and 2nd from left - Dr. and Mrs. John Hope; 5th from left - Mrs. Mary M. Bethune. Identified by Dr. Edward Hope, 1986.
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