Crooms Collection

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Title

Crooms Collection

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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 State Collegee Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

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Letter from T. W. Lawton to J. N. Crooms, March 25, 1931

A letter from T. W. Lawton, Secretary and Superintendent of Public Instruction for Seminole County, to J. N. Crooms, then principal of Crooms Academy. In the letter, Lawton asks Crooms to have all teachers fill out a questionnaire and submit them along with his recommendations to the trustees.
Letter from T. W. Lawton to J. N. Crooms, February 20, 1931

A letter from T. W. Lawton, Secretary and Superintendent of Public Instruction for Seminole County, to J. N. Crooms, then principal of Crooms Academy. In the letter, Lawton informs Crooms that if he submits his bill for railroad fare, Lawton will present it to the board for reimbursement.
Letter from T. W. Lawton to J. N. Crooms, November 2, 1928

A letter from T. W. Lawton, Secretary and Superintendent of Public Instruction for Seminole County, to J. N. Crooms, then principal of Crooms Academy. In the letter, Lawton informs Crooms of the imminent recommendation of the Florida Education Association to establish a teachers' retirement system for the state.
Draft of statement by J. N. Crooms, October 30, 1924

A draft of an announcement typed by J. N. Crooms on official Florida Teacher's Association stationary, the letterhead of which lists Crooms and the various other officers of the association as well as the next session. In the announcement, Crooms certifies that M. C. Mosely "affirms that by mistake the name of Sidney Scott was dropped when the name of John Lloyd should have been dropped instead."
Letter and envelope from T. W. Lawton to J. N. Crooms, May 26th, 1922.

A letter and accompanying envelope from T. W. Lawton, Superintendent of Public Instruction for Seminole County, Florida, to J. N. Crooms, then principal of Hopper academy. In the letter Lawton thanks Crooms for sending a check for the extension of the school term.
Letter from B.F. Whitner, Jr. to J. N. Crooms, May 21, 1912

A letter from B. F. Whitner Jr., secretary of the Sanford Public School Board, to J. N. Crooms, then principal of Hopper Academy. In the letter Whitner confirms the receipt of a check from Crooms to the Treasurer (presumably taxes or fees), who in turn has provided checks to J. N. Crooms and others, presumably salaries for the staff of Hopper Academy.
Program of Frank Fred Bartley Funeral Service

A program for the funeral service for Frank Fred Bartley, held at Royal Temple Free Methodist Church.
Program of Bertha L. Mitchell Funeral Service

Program for the funeral service of Bertha L. Mitchell, held at Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Program of Dr. John T. Stocking Funeral Service

A program for the funeral service for Dr. John T. Stocking, held at Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Program of Deacon James E. Mayo Funeral Service

A program for the funeral service for Deacon James E. Mayo, held at New Mt. Zion Baptist Church.