Crooms Collection

Item set

Title

Crooms Collection

Description

The Joseph Nathaniel Crooms Papers consist of documents related to Crooms Academy named for J.N. Crooms, whose parents were slaves on a Tallahassee area plantation, and who, along with his wife, Wealthy Mabel Crooms, started the school Crooms Academy and were its first principal and assistant principal respectively. The Crooms Academy began operation in 1920 and until 1970, the Crooms Academy during the same time Bethune Academy was established. Mr. Crooms worked with Mary McLeod Bethune as members of the Welricha Corp., which owned a beach front motel and restaurant on Bethune-Volusia Beach, as well as the Florida Negro Teachers Association. By the advent of his death, Mr. Crooms was considered a pioneer for black education in the state of Florida.

Physical Location

Crooms Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee State Collegee Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Letter from J. N Crooms on Suspension

A typed, blank form by J. N. Crooms. It is addressed to a recipient identified only as "Madam", and concerns Crooms' decision to suspend a student for skipping school. Where the student's name would be there is a blank line, not filled in. On the back side of the page, the same text is printed, only flipped.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to T. W. Lawton, August 28, 1947

A typed letter to T. W. Lawton from J. N. Crooms. In it, Crooms writes to Lawton about various administrative issues at Crooms Academy.
Letters to T. W. Lawton, July 7, 1947

Various typed letters to T. W. Lawton dated July 7, 1947. Though the author is unconfirmed, it is very likely J. N. Crooms. In them, Crooms writes to Lawton about various administrative issues at Crooms Academy.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to James H. Lewis, May 31, 1947

A typed letter from J. N. Crooms to James H. Lewis, president of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company, expressing his thanks for the company's continued support of Crooms Academy.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to Mary Mcleod Bethune, July 5, 1945

A typed letter from J. N. Crooms to Mary McLeod-Bethune, accepting her invitation to visit Bethune Cookman College.
Letter from J. N. Crooms toJ. B. Bragg, May 26, 1944

A typed letter from J. N. Crooms to J. B. Bragg, acting president of FAMC, expressing his condolences for the passing of the late president of FAMC, J. R. E. Lee.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to K. B. Holly, November 3, 1941

A typed letter from J. N. Crooms to K. B. Holly, regarding Holly's work as chairman of a committee to organize a celebration for National Education Week.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to Hattie Barrett, November 3, 1941

A typed letter from J. N. Crooms to Hattie Barrett, a teacher at Crooms Academy. In it, Crooms asks Barrett to begin classes on time, as otherwise her students become loud and disruptive for other classes.
Draft of Letter to Local and County Boards of Education

A draft of a letter for the local and county boards of education. It is unconfirmed, but the author is likely J. N. Crooms, thanking them for their support.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to N. H. Griffin, November 4, 1940

A typed letter from J. N. Crooms to N. H. Griffin, executive secretary of the Florida State Teacher's Association regarding a meeting of the association at Crooms Academy.