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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Crooms Academy, Graduation Photo

A group photo of several young African American men and women in graduation regalia. Location and date is unconfirmed, but it is likely this is Crooms Academy.
Family Photo with J. N. Crooms

An undated photo outside a home of J. N. Crooms and several young African American boys and girls. The boys and girls seem to be holding graduation diplomas, but given Crooms' large adopted family, this is possibly a photo of Crooms' own family.
Hopper Academy, 4th Grade, 1920

As per the note, this is a class photo of the 4th grade at Hopper Academy, 1920.
Hopper Academy, Graduation Photo

A studio portrait of J. N. Crooms and several young African American boys and girls. As per the handwritten note, it is likely the graduation photo of the Hopper Academy class of 1922. There is a handwritten note identifying another student in this class who was not present in the photo.
Group Photo with J. N. Crooms

A group photo of J. N. Crooms and several unidentified young African American girls and boys. It is unclear if they are students of the then Hopper Academy or are Crooms' own family. There is a handwritten note dating the photo to 1919. On the bottom right corner on the front is the photo developer's information.
Hopper Academy, 9th Grade, 1920

As per the note, this is a class photo of the 9th grade at Hopper Academy, 1920.
Hopper Academy, 10th Grade, 1920

As per the note, this is a class photo of the 10th grade at Hopper Academy, 1920.
Hopper Academy, Graduation Photo

A studio portrait of J. N. Crooms and several young African American boys and girls. As per the pennants, it is the Hopper Academy class of 1920, and it is likely the graduating photo.
Hopper Academy, 8th Grade, 1920

As per the note, this is a class photo of the 8th grade at Hopper Academy, 1920.
Hopper Academy, 5th Grade, 1920

As per the note, this is a class photo of the 5th grade at Hopper Academy, 1920.