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 Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Graduation Photo, Auditorium Hall

An undated photo of the Crooms Academy auditorium hall as seen from the stage. In the forefront of the seated crowd are a group of African American students in graduation regalia.
Masonic Gathering

An undated photo of a large group of African American men, many in Masonic garb, at an unidentified construction site. J. N. Crooms is to the left in a light colored suit.
Group Photo with J. N. Crooms

A large group of people, young and old, outside an unidentified building. Possibly a church, given that several ministers are prominent in the foreground. In the front is J. N. Crooms
Graduation Photo

An undated photo of a large group of students in graduation regalia in the Crooms Academy auditorium. At the front is J. N. Crooms.
Class Photo, Unknown Grade, Auditorium

An undated photo of a large group of students, grade unknown, in the Crooms Academy auditorium. At the front is J. N. Crooms.
Welricha Parade Car

A photo of what appears to be a parade in progress in Sanford, Florida. In the foreground are a group of African American women in a car, one carrying a pennant that reads "Welricha." Behind the car are several African American boys on bicycles.
Graduation Photo with J. N. Crooms

A photo of J. N. Crooms at a podium, in front of a large group of African American students in graduation robes and caps. Date and location unknown.
Group Photo with J. N. Crooms

A group photo of subjects on the steps in front of an unknown building. J. N. Crooms is in the bottom right, and the group is made up of professional African American men and women.
Group Photo with J. N. Crooms

A (damaged) group photo of subjects on the steps of a house. J. N. Crooms is in the center, and the group is made up young African American girls.
Group Photo

A group photo of young African American boys and girls, presumably a school class. Undated and location unknown.