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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Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A photo of an unknown grade class at Crooms Academy, with J. N. Crooms at the top right
Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A class photo of African American students with a woman in a dress, possibly a teacher, on the left. Unidentified location and grade
Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A photo of a class, the grade of which is unknown, at Crooms Academy, with J. N. Crooms at the top right
Crooms Academy Girls Basketball Team

An outdoor group photo for the Crooms Academy Girls Basketball team, year unknown
Crooms Academy School Portrait

A group photo of students and faculty of Crooms Academy, with J. N. Crooms sitting in a chair in the front row.
Class Photo, 12th Grade

As per the notes on the back, this is a photo of the 12th grade class at Crooms Academy, year unknown, with J. N. Crooms at the top right.
Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A class photo of African American boys and girls, with a woman in a suit, possibly a teacher, on the left. Unidentified location and grade.
Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A photo of an unknown grade class at Crooms Academy, with J. N. Crooms at the top right
Class Photo, Unknown Grade

A class photo of African American boys and girls. Unidentified location and grade.
Unidentified Building

An unidentified building exterior. On the back is the photo developer information and a handwritten note reading "to be sold"