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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Letter from J. N. Crooms to Gentlemen of the Bond-Howell Lumber Company, July 24, 1952

A letter from J. N. Crooms to "gentlemen" of the Bond-Howell Lumber Company admitting indebtedness to the Bond-Howell company. Indicates new payment plan. Countersigned by Virgil Wilder.
Letter from Virgil Wilder to J. N. Crooms, July 17, 1952

A letter from Virgil Wilder to J. N. Crooms informing Crooms that payment for services was well past due. Objects to the letter sent by George W. Engram
Letter from Bertha L. Mitchell to all stockholder, February 11, 1952

A letter from Bertha L. Mitchell to stockholders informing them of an upcoming meeting.
Letter from Mary McLeod Bethune to property owners at Bethune-Volusia Beach, June 14, 1952

A letter from Mary Mcleod Bethune to property owners at Bethune-Volusia Beach. She invites owners to the beach for discussion about future prospects. Notes pride at Bethune-Volusia Beach remaining black-owned for the last 34 years.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to George W. Engram, October 1, 1951

A letter from J. N. Crooms to George W. Engram indicating that he was sending more money for a payment towards Welricha Corporation shares.
Letter from Board of Directors, Bethune-Volusia Beach, to J. N. Crooms, March 16, 1951

A letter from Mary McLeod Bethune, G. D. Rogers, and George W. Engram to J. N. Crooms indicating that negotiations had begun to build housing on Bethune-Volusia Beach properties.
Letter from G. D. Rogers to J. N. Crooms, December 17, 1947

A letter from G. D. Rogers to J. N. Crooms explaining the progress of lot sales for Bethune-Volusia Beach. Indicates the need to raise more money from stock sales in order to satisfy mortgage payments.
Letter from G. D. Rogers to J. N. Crooms, September 27, 1947

A letter from G. D. Rogers to J. N. Crooms indicating that Crooms was authorized to change lots on Daytona Beach properties.
Letter from George W. Powell to J. N. Crooms, October 16, 1945

Letter from George W. Powell to J. N. Crooms regarding construction projects on Volusia Beach.
Notice from Internal Revenue Service, 1954

Notice by Internal Revenue Service to be given to all employees of a company. The notice reminds both employers and employees to remain up-to-date on withholding exemptions. Requests that employers hang notice in a space where employees may see it.