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- ↑ "Arthur S. Douglas Art Collection". www.arthurdouglascollection.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
- ↑ RISD, historical archives
- ↑ Angell's Lane, A History of a Little Street in Providence, George Leland Miner, 1948 Akerman-Standard Press, Providence Rhode Island
- ↑ Providence Journal
- ↑ Artnet.com
- ↑ Who Was Who in American Art: 1564-1975 (3-Volume SET), Peter Hastings Falk (Editor), Sound View Press; Rev Enl edition, September 1999
- ↑ "Arthur Douglas - Artist, Fine Art, Auction Records, Prices, Biography for Arthur S. Douglas". www.askart.com. Retrieved 2015-04-17.
