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- 1 2 "Augusta Law School". Aiken Standard. 1946-11-06. p. 3. Retrieved 2024-07-04– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Bill Fulcher, 88, former Ga. Tech coach". Republican and Herald. Pottsville, Pennsylvania. 2022-09-26. pp. A5. Retrieved 2024-07-05– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Anson, Jack L.; Marchenasi, Robert F., eds. (1991) [1879]. Baird's Manual of American Fraternities (20th ed.). Indianapolis, IN: Baird's Manual Foundation, Inc. p. VI-95. ISBN 978-0963715906.
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