George R. Smith College

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."

According to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri ^[1] 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 ^[2] in Little Rock, Arkansas. A photograph of George R Smith College, with students, can be found among the references listed here. ^[3]

References

^ Link to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri (1901) [1]
^ Soul of America article on Philander Smith College [2]
^ Photograph of George R Smith College and students (circa 1900) [3]

[1] Link to the Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri (1901) [1]

[2] Soul of America article on Philander Smith College [2]

[3] Photograph of George R Smith College and students (circa 1900) [3]

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