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- ↑ Baldwin, Cathrine A. Making the Most of the Best: Willamette Industries' Seventy-Five Years. Portland, Oregon: Willamette Industries. 1982. 172p.OCLC 8734832
- ↑ Rohde; Meaghers, Sue Hunter; Debra Lea (2012). Dallas. Ardacia Publishing. p. 51. ISBN 978-0-7385-9622-8.
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