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 State Collegee Library, Tallahassee, Florida.

Items

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Patrons Donations on Library

A page of notes outlining patrons who have donated for (presumably) the Crooms Memorial Library. Along with the typed accounts are hand written notes.
Seminole County Teachers Salary Schedule

An official notice from the Florida Department of Public Instruction, outlining the official pay schedule for teachers.
Teachers' and Janitors' Responsibilities

An official notice from the Florida Department of Public Instruction, outlining the responsibilities of teachers and janitors.
The Principal's Responsibilities

An official notice from the Florida Department of Public Instruction, outlining the responsibilities of principals.
Recommended Reappointment of the Following Teachers

A notice from J. N. Crooms to the Trustees of the Florida Department of Public Instruction, recommending the reappointment of several teachers for Crooms Academy.
Regulations Governing Honor Roll of Seminole County Schools

An official notice from the Florida Department of Public Instruction, presenting the regulations governing the honor role of Seminole County schools.
Schedule of Teacher's Examinations

An official notice from the Florida Department of Public Instruction, presenting the schedule of teacher's exams.
Alma Mater Letter

An undated and unaddressed poem titled "Alma Mater", celebrating Crooms Academy. On the back are handwritten notes.
Letter from Maxwell W. Saxon

An undated letter from Maxwell W. Saxon, principal of Euclid High School, to an unknown recipient, thanking them or their attending the dedication of a new building.
Letter of Certification from Malloy H. Ron, Clementine Rout. Thumbtzen, Gertrude Roux-Swain, C. D. Dawson

An undated letter "to whom it may concern" to certify that J. N. Crooms taught at the colored public school at Midway, Hamilton County, Florida from 1904-5. The signatories, "former citizens of that county" affirm that they knew Crooms personally.