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Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) Records, 1936-1998 (Bulk 1987-1998) NEIGHBOR'S NETWORK (ATLANTA, GA.) Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1936-1998 (bulk 1987-1998) Emory University Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library Atlanta, GA 30322 404-727-6887 [email protected] Descriptive Summary Creator: Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) Title: Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1936-1998 (bulk 1987-1998) Call Number: Manuscript Collection No. 1009 Extent: 12.5 linear feet (26 boxes), 1 oversized papers box (OP) and 2 bound volumes (BV) Abstract: Records of community organization Neighbor's Network including administrative records, subject files, printed material and photographs that document the group's efforts to monitor and counteract hate group activity in Atlanta, Georgia and surrounding localities. Language: Materials entirely in English. Administrative Information Restrictions on Access Unrestricted access. Terms Governing Use and Reproduction All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction. Source Gift, 2005. Citation [after identification of item(s)], Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University. Processing Processed by Sarah Quigley, Zachary Eyster, Samira Mehta and Allison Pilatsky, 2012. Emory Libraries provides copies of its finding aids for use only in research and private study. Copies supplied may not be copied for others or otherwise distributed without prior consent of the holding repository. Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1936-1998 [bulk Manuscript Collection No. 1009 1987-1998] This finding aid may include language that is offensive or harmful. Please refer to the Rose Library's harmful language statement for more information about why such language may appear and ongoing efforts to remediate racist, ableist, sexist, homophobic, euphemistic and other oppressive language. If you are concerned about language used in this finding aid, please contact us at [email protected]. Collection Description Biographical Note Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) was founded in 1987 with the mission to counter "hate- crime and hate-group activity through research, education, victims assistance and community action." The organization was staffed by a small group of volunteers and community organizers dedicated to exposing and promoting public awareness of hate group activity in Georgia. Volunteers regularly distributed fliers around Atlanta neighborhoods denouncing the Ku Klux Klan and skinhead organizations. They also distributed fliers inviting community members to report their knowledge of local hate group activity. The group published several newsletters, including Georgia Report and Neighbor's Network Alert, detailing hate crimes and other activity around the state. Volunteers monitored hate group activity on multiple levels, from recording sightings of known skinheads or Klan members in communities to infiltrating and reporting major rallies. Neighbor's Network volunteers were particularly dedicated to documenting the leaders of hate groups through reports and photographs of their activity. Walter Brown (W.B.) Reeves was co-chair of education and outreach for Neighbor's Network from 1989-1995, and individually infiltrated numerous rallies and meetings. He also gathered information from various groups by corresponding with them under the alias Scott Daniels. As part of their victims assistance program, the organization helped young people leave the Nazi/ skinhead community. Victims assistance also involved documenting instances of harassment, and occasionally even housesitting so that victims of attacks could sleep more peacefully in their homes. Neighbor's Network disbanded in 1995. Scope and Content Note The collection consists of the records of Neighbor's Network from 1936-1998 [bulk 1987-1998] and includes administrative records, subject files, printed material and photographs. Administrative records document the day to day operations of the organization, including its monitoring activities and victims assistance efforts. The series contains correspondence, financial records, mailing lists, reports, and victims assistance files, as well as various policy documents, telephone hotline logs and transcripts of conversations, and other records. Subject files document organizations affiliated with Neighbor's Network, such as the Center for Democratic Renewal, and hate groups monitored by Neighbor's Network such as the Ku Klux Klan, Aryan groups, Neo-Nazi and skinhead organizations, and other radical or white supremacist groups. Files may include correspondence, clippings, newsletters, fliers and other printed material. Some hate group files also contain notes from Neighbor's Network monitors, though most files do not contain any evidence of infiltration by the Network. In this collection, hate groups are categorized based on the Southern Poverty Law Center's classifications. 2 Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1936-1998 [bulk Manuscript Collection No. 1009 1987-1998] Materials relating to other radical organizations or individuals are included in an "other subject files" category. Printed material includes material created and collected by Neighbor's Network. Printed material by Neighbor's Network includes fliers, reports and press releases published by the organization to promote their mission and inform the public about hate group activity. Also included are numerous clippings about the organization. Additionally, printed material contains fliers, newsletters, zines, clippings and other items created by or relating to hate groups monitored by Neighbor's Network. Of particular note is a photocopy of the Christian Identity Bible. The series also includes printed material from other organizations, including human rights organizations and radical or fringe groups not classified as hate groups. Photographs document rallies and other events held by the Ku Klux Klan, skinhead, and Neo-Nazi groups, and include images of white supremacist leaders such as Miles Dowling, David Irving, David Lynch, and Thomas Robb. Arrangement Note Organized into four series: (1) Administrative records, (2) Subject files, (3) Printed material and (4) Photographs. 3 Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1936-1998 [bulk Manuscript Collection No. 1009 1987-1998] Description of Series Series 1: Administrative records, 1975-1996 Series 2: Subject files, 1965-1995 Series 3: Printed material, 1936-1998 Subseries 3.1: Printed material by or about Neighbor's Network, 1989-1995 Subseries 3.2: Printed material by other organizations, 1936-1998 Series 4: Photographs, 1987-1994 4 Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1936-1998 [bulk Manuscript Collection No. 1009 1987-1998] Series 1 Administrative records, 1975-1996 Boxes 1 - 4, OP1 Scope and Content Note The series consists of the administrative records of Neighbor's Network from 1975-1996, with the bulk of material from 1985-1996. The series includes correspondence, financial records, mailing lists, reports, and victims assistance files, as well as various policy documents, telephone hotline logs and transcripts of conversations, and other records. Correspondence is of a general nature and is primarily between Neighbor's Network and other organizations. Financial records are minimal, but include examples of budgets, treasurer's reports and fundraising efforts. Mailing lists in the series document members of Neighbor's Network, as well as organizations that were being monitored by Neighbor's Network. Policy documents include instructions for monitoring hate groups, as well as guidelines for volunteers and instructions for running regular meetings. Reports make up a significant portion of the series, though they are not comprehensive. They include field reports documenting specific instances of hate group activity in Georgia and Tennessee; monitor's reports documenting infiltration of events held by hate groups; and other reports documenting meetings and conversations. Also present in the series are call logs from the Neighbor's Network telephone hotline, which record community members calling the organization to report hate group activity or ask for assistance. The series also includes detailed transcripts of conversations with a few individuals. Finally, victims assistance files document the efforts of Neighbor's Network to aid victims of hate groups, particularly members trying to leave such groups. Arrangement Note Arranged in alphabetical order. Box Folder Content 1 1 Application for 501(a) federal income tax exemption status, 1991 1 2 Application for 501(c)(3) status, circa 1990 1 3 Application for delivery of mail through agent, 1989 1 4 Articles of Incorporation, The KKK Took our Name Away, 1992 1 5 Bibliography, circa 1992 1 6 Board of Directors, 1992 1 7 Coalition for International Outreach against Hate, 1992-1993 1 8 Correspondence, 1986-1989 1 9 Correspondence, 1990 1 10 Correspondence, 1991 1 11 Correspondence, 1992 1 12 Correspondence, 1993 1 13 Correspondence, 1994 1 14 Correspondence, 1995-1996 1 15 Correspondence, no date 5 Neighbor's Network (Atlanta, Ga.) records, 1936-1998 [bulk Manuscript Collection No. 1009 1987-1998] 1 16 "Debriefing for Victims of Hate Crimes," 1994 1 17 Description of Neighbor's Network, no date 1 18 Fact sheets, circa 1990 1 19 Financial records, bank statements, 1992-1993 1 20 Financial records, budgets, 1991-1995 2 1 Financial records, expenses, 1989-1993 2 2 Financial records, fundraising, 1991-1992 2 3 Financial records, treasurer's reports, 1993 2
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