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'''George R. Smith College''', located in [[Sedalia, Missouri]], was attended by the famed and prolific American [[ragtime]]-music piano composer [[Scott Joplin]] famous for the piano music piece "[[Maple Leaf Rag]]." |
'''George R. Smith College''' <ref> Article referring to George R Smith College by Rose Nolen in the Sedalia Democrat newspaper (2010) [http://www.sedaliademocrat.com/articles/black-21801-negroes-george.html]</ref>, located in [[Sedalia, Missouri]], was attended by the famed and prolific American [[ragtime]]-music piano composer [[Scott Joplin]] famous for the piano music piece "[[Maple Leaf Rag]]." |
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According to the [[Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri]] <ref> Link to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri (1901) [http://www.archive.org/details/encyclopediaofhi02cona]</ref> by Howard Conrad, the building was completed in 1882. The college operated from 1894 until it burned down April 26, 1925, after which its assets were merged (in 1933) with the [[Philander Smith College]] <ref>Soul of America article on Philander Smith College [http://www.soulofamerica.com/7723.0.0.1.0.0.phtml]</ref> in Little Rock, Arkansas. A photograph of George R Smith College, with students, can be found among the references listed here. <ref>Photograph of George R Smith College and students (circa 1900) [http://shs.umsystem.edu/famousmissourians/musicians/joplin/joplin7a.html]</ref> |
According to the [[Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri]] <ref> Link to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri (1901) [http://www.archive.org/details/encyclopediaofhi02cona]</ref> by Howard Conrad, the building was completed in 1882. The college operated from 1894 until it burned down April 26, 1925, after which its assets were merged (in 1933) with the [[Philander Smith College]] <ref>Soul of America article on Philander Smith College [http://www.soulofamerica.com/7723.0.0.1.0.0.phtml]</ref> in Little Rock, Arkansas. A photograph of George R Smith College, with students, can be found among the references listed here. <ref>Photograph of George R Smith College and students (circa 1900) [http://shs.umsystem.edu/famousmissourians/musicians/joplin/joplin7a.html]</ref> |
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Revision as of 08:19, 27 August 2011
George R. Smith College [1], located in Sedalia, Missouri, was attended by the famed and prolific American ragtime-music piano composer Scott Joplin famous for the piano music piece "Maple Leaf Rag."
According to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri [2] by Howard Conrad, the building was completed in 1882. The college operated from 1894 until it burned down April 26, 1925, after which its assets were merged (in 1933) with the Philander Smith College [3] in Little Rock, Arkansas. A photograph of George R Smith College, with students, can be found among the references listed here. [4]
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