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 in Atlanta.
More About This Collection
Date of Original
1903/1936
Subject
African American women social reformers
African American women--Societies and clubs
Women in community organization
Women's rights
Orphanages
African American children
Buildings and grounds
Location
United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
Medium
archival materials
black-and-white photographs
scrapbooks
Type
StillImage
Description
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 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.
Contributing Institution
Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
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