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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Letter from W. R. Crooms to Pattie Hunt, June 13, 1956

A letter from W. R. Crooms to Pattie Hunt regarding money owed to Welricha and the commission earned by her. Letter sent June 13, 1956.
Supplies turned over to Mrs. Pattie Hunt, April, 1955

An itemized list of supplies turned over to Pattie Hunt as of April 1955, recorded by W. R. Crooms.
Accounts Payable, August 11, 1955

A list of accounts payable for August 11, 1955, handwritten.
Current Accounts Payable, October 2, 1956

A handwritten list of current accounts payable for the Welricha Corporation, October 2, 1956. Handwritten notes on back regarding the meeting of the board.
Handwritten notes regarding Welricha Corporation expenses

A document of handwritten expenses relating to the Welricha Corporation. Itemized by an individual.
Fred Mann of Orlando, Florida Lessee

A document from Fred Mann indicates the stipulations by which Welricha Corporation could serve alcohol and acquire a license to do so.
Long Distance Calls Made by George W. Engram

A list of long-distance calls made by George W. Engram. Itemized by month-day, cost, and place.
Welricha Corporation Bank Balance, April 1, 1954

A document containing bank balance information for the Welricha Corporation up to April 1, 1954.
Deposits of Stockholders to the Account of Welricha Corporation, September 1, 1953

A list of deposits made by stockholders broken down monthly up to September 1, 1953.
Letter from George W. Engram to Max Massey, April 16, 1953

A letter written by George W. Engram to Max Massey of First Federal Savings & Loan Association requesting a $20,000 loan to meet expenses for Welricha Corporation.