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- ↑ Hamlin, Jesse (June 18, 2007). "Historian completes a labor of love -- 'The Big Red Songbook'". San Francisco Chronicle.
- ↑ Green, Archie; Roediger, David; Rosemount, Franklin; Salerno, Salvatore, eds. (2016). Big Red Songbook: 250+ IWW Songs!. Oakland, CA: PM Press. ISBN 9781629632605.