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Former music school in Florida, United States Not to be confused with Jacksonville University.
Jacksonville College of Music
TypePrivate
Established1923
Academic affiliationsNational Association of Schools of Music
PresidentWilliam B. Hoskins (1954 - 1958)
George Orner (1934)
LocationJacksonville, Florida, U.S.
CampusUrban

The Jacksonville College of Music was a private post-secondary music school in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 1923 by George Orner, Lyman P. Prior and William Meyer, it became accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music in 1931 or 1937. Its main campus was in downtown Jacksonville on Herschel Street.

The school merged with Jacksonville University on June 1, 1958, to become the College of Music of Jacksonville University.

References

  1. Hallam, George (1988). Our Place in the Sun, A History of Jacksonville University. Jacksonville University Carl S. Swisher Library: Jacksonville University. p. 61.
  2. Bald, Jr., Ralph D. (1959). A History of Jacksonville University, The First Twenty-Five Years, 1934-1959. Jacksonville University Carl S. Swisher Library: Jacksonville University. p. 67.

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