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- ↑ "The Arts at Hunter — Hunter College". Hunter.cuny.edu . Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ "Assembly Hall - Hunter College - Acalog ACMS™". Catalog.hunter.cuny.edu . Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ Michael Cooper, Robin Pogrebin (25 October 2015). "New York Philharmonic Discusses Temporary Home at Hunter College". The New York Times . Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ↑ Povey & Russell 1998 , p. 105
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- Povey, Glenn; Russell, Ian (1998). Pink Floyd: In the Flesh: The Complete Performance History. Bloomsbury. ISBN 0-312-19175-8.