Crooms Collection

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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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Memo Books to be sent by F. A. Owen Publishing Company, February 28

List of books to be made by the F. A. Owen Publishing Company. February 28. This document likely in accordance with the Florida Teachers' Association's 34th meeting.
Letter from S. D. Spady to J. N. Crooms, December 29, 1924

Letter from S. D. Spady to J. N. Crooms. Spady writes his regret that he and his fellow teachers are unable to attend the Florida Teachers' Association meeting. Attaches membership fee for the faculty. December 29, 1924.
Letter from S. D. Spady to J. N. Crooms, November 29, 1924

Letter from S. D. Spady to J. N. Crooms. Spady informs Crooms that his staff would likely be unable to attend the upcoming Teachers' Association Meeting, but they would all register as members. November 29, 1924
All Day Session of Seminole County Teachers' Association, November 27, 1931

Handwritten sketch of program for Seminole County Teachers' Association meeting, November 27-29, 1931.
Program of the Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Florida State Teachers' Association, January 2, 1924

Handwritten copy of tentative program for Thirty-Third Annual Meeting of the Florida State Teachers' Association. January 2-4, 1924.
Treasurer's Account by Thelma DeBose, October 2, 1936

Handwritten copy of treasurer's account from meeting regarding finances of Hopper Academy. Opposite side has minutes and shorthand from specific aspects of meeting. October 2, 1936.
Handwritten copy of Seminole County Teachers Association Bylaws

Handwritten copy of the Bylaws of the Seminole County Teachers' Association. Copy contains 9 Articles
Letter from J. N. Crooms to Carlton Gibson, November 20, 1924

Letter from J. N. Crooms to Carlton Gibson inviting them to speak on a topic of their choice at the upcoming Florida Teachers' Association meeting in 1924.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to W. S. Cawthon, November 14, 1924

Letter from J. N. Crooms to W. S. Cawthon. Crooms writes to certify that Miss Eva E. Myers had worked at Crooms Academy for a number of years, was a trusted worker, and deserves reward. November 14, 1924.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to C. E. Murray, November 13, 1924

Letter from J. N. Crooms to C. E. Murray regarding the upcoming Florida Teachers' Association Meeting. November 13, 1924.