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 Bertha L. Mitchell to George W. Engram, August 31, 1954

A letter from Bertha L. Mitchell to George W. Engram informing him as secretary of the Welricha corporation that the promissory note sent in 1953 had become payable to Mary Mcleod Bethune.
Vote request for School Board Position to citizen, Glenn F. McFadden, April 24, 1954

A generalized letter to "citizen" requesting their vote for Glenn F. McFadden's run for a school board position, Volusia County, 1954.
Letter from J. N. Crooms to Bertha L. Mitchell, January 22, 1954

A letter from J. N. Crooms to Bertha L. Mitchell informing Mitchell that Crooms has decided to purchase different plots of land from the Bethune Beach company and that the remaining credit in his account should be directed towards the Welricha Corporation's installment debt. Mitchell's signature and notice of receipt is included in the letter.
Letter from W. R. Crooms to Lester S. Kafer, July 17, 1961

A letter from W. R. Crooms to Lester S. Kafer informing him that Crooms will not accept George W. Engram's proposal of June 13, 1961, regarding payment for services rendered. She asks Kafer if he is in possession of an agreement made in October of 1960 regarding this issue
Letter from Lester S. Kafer to George W. Engram, April 4, 1960

A letter from Lester S. Kafer to George W. Engram informing him that his previous letter detailing a payment plan was acceptable to all parties and Mrs. Crooms in particular.
Letter from Lester S. Kafer to George W. Engram, February 15, 1960

Letter from Lester S. Kafer to George W. Engram reminding him that Mrs. Crooms was willing to take note of money instead of requiring the return of stock for services rendered.
Letter from George W. Engram to Lester S. Kafer, February 23, 1960

A letter from George W. Engram to Lester S. Kafer informing Kafer that Engram had reached an agreement with Ms. Crooms regarding payment for electrical services.
Letter from Lester S. Kafer to George W. Engram, December 1, 1959

A letter from Lester S. Kafer to George W. Engram informing Angram that he is being credited with money to offset the money that remained unpaid by him. The letter discusses the balance remaining between the parties
Letter from Bertha L. Mitchell to J. N. Crooms, June 6, 1955

Letter from Bertha L Mitchell to J. N. Crooms informing Crooms that a meeting of the Board of Directors has been called and Crooms' presence is urgently requested.
Letter from L. G. Hale to J. N. Crooms, January 23, 1948

A letter from L. G. Hale to J. N. Crooms enclosing the deed to Crooms' property in the Bethune-Volusia Beach plot.