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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Teacher's Annual Report, Crooms Academy, 1952-1953

An annual report on attendance and days taught by Henry F. Filmore, teacher of biology at Crooms Academy. School year 1952-1953
Seminole County Pre School Calendar for Black Schools, 1952

Document explaining the pre school schedule for all black schools in Seminole County, 1952.
Dimensions of Crooms Academy, February 23, 1948

Document with information on the dimensions of Crooms Academy. Basic size of rooms listed. February 23, 1948.
Additional Books Needed for Enrolled Students: Crooms Academy, October 11, 1941

List of materials needed at Crooms Academy, books specifically. Needs broken down by teacher and grade level. October 11, 1941.
Book Inventory Report, September 22, 1938

Report on condition of school materials, books in particular. Many handwritten notes supplement the types information. Presumably information is regarding conditions at Crooms Academy. For school year 1938-1939, focus on 11th and 12th grades. Made June 5, 1939. September 22, 1938 date opens document, unclear relevance.
Teacher's Final Report, Crooms Academy, June 30, 1929

Teacher's Final Report on school data. Filled out by J. N. Crooms for Crooms Academy. Contains information on attendance, teachers and their education, physical layout of school, and school materials. June 30, 1929
Teacher's Final Report, Hopper Academy, June 30, 1925

Teacher's Final Report on school data. Filled out by J. N. Crooms for Hopper Academy. Contains information on attendance, teachers and their education, physical layout of school, and school materials. June 30, 1925
Contract with Teacher: Seminole County Schools and J. N. Crooms, September 15, 1932

Teaching contract between J. N. Crooms and Seminole County schools struck on September 15, 1932.
Contract with Teacher: Seminole County Schools and Verdie Fossett, September 7, 1927

Teaching contract between Verdie Fossett and Seminole County schools struck on September 7, 1927.
Contract with Teacher: Orange County Schools and J. N. Crooms, June 17, 1908

Teaching contract between J. N. Crooms and Orange County schools struck on June 17, 1908.