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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Young Woman in a Dress

A studio photo of a young African American woman in a dress, on a brown cardboard mount
Class Photo, Unknown Grade, Postcard

An unmarked postcard with an image of a class (grade unknown) at Crooms Academy, with J. N. Crooms at the bottom right
Couple on Steps

An unmarked postcard with an image of an African American man and woman posing on the steps of a house
Three Children in a Garden, Postcard

An unmarked postcard with an image of three African American children standing in a garden.
Young Boy in a Navy Uniform, Postcard

An unmarked postcard with the image of a young African American boy in a Navy uniform, with a sailor's hat marked "U.S. Navy." He is standing on a chair in front of what seems to be a wall of vines.
Students Going to Class, Photo

A photo of the exterior of a building, presumably a school, as a crowd of young African American children head inside
Group Photo on the Beach, Film

A color photo taken on translucent, reversible film of four young African American women on the beach. Location and date unknown
Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A class photo of African American students. Unidentified location and grade. What is notable is that someone drew Xs on several children in the photo, possibly indicating that they have since died.
Crooms Academy School Portrait

A damaged group photo of students and faculty of Crooms Academy early in its history, as J. N. Crooms can be seen standing on the top left
Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A photo of a class (grade unknown) at Crooms Academy, with J. N. Crooms at the top center