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- ↑ Cardinal is Her Color (PDF). William Jewell. 1999. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
- ↑ "Tough Scramble Expected". The Columbia Evening Missourian. Columbia, Missouri. October 5, 1921. p. 15. Retrieved October 26, 2020– via Newspapers.com
. - ↑ "Collins Will Take Charge At Wesleyan". Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune . Chillicothe, Missouri. August 7, 1923. p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2020– via Newspapers.com .
