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- ↑ "History of the Arizona State Legislature 1912-1966". State of Arizona. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
- ↑ "Pierce, Mary L." Arizona Daily Star . February 13, 1979. p. 22. Retrieved September 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Colwell A. Pierce, Ex-Arizonan, Dies". Arizona Daily Star . October 12, 1954. p. 10. Retrieved September 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Arizona's Legislative Log". Arizona Daily Star . January 12, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved September 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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