Frank Trenary Collection, Circa 1930-1953
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1 Folder
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Frank Trenary Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
Background
- Scope and content:
The Frank Trenary Collection contains 4 black and white photographs depicting African American schoolchildren in Pompano Beach, Florida.
- Biographical / historical:
The Pompano Colored School, also known as the Pompano Beach Colored School, was the city's first school for African-American children. The original school, a wooden building with two rooms, was destroyed by the 1926 Miami Hurricane. It was replaced by a two-story, six-room building made of concrete and stucco in 1928, located at 718 NW 6th Street, Pompano Beach. This new school was funded through a combination of the Julius Rosenwald Fund, Broward County, and members of the African American community spearheaded by Blanche General Ely, who would become the school's first principal. It offered grades 1 through 6, and later went up to the 11th grade. In 1954, it was renamed Coleman Elementary School, after Reverend James Emanuel Coleman, the pastor of Mount Cavalry Baptist Church, also in Pompano Beach. The school closed in the late 1960s due to desegregation and demolished in 1972. Today it is Coleman Park where a historical marker has been placed recognizing the school.
- Processing information:
This collection received container level processing. This finding aid may be updated to reflect new descriptions as well as acquisitions to the collection.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
- Preferred citation:
Frank Trenary Collection, Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library.
- Location of this collection:
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Broward County Historical Archives, Broward County Library100 S. Andrews AvenueFort LauderdaleFL33301USA
