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- ↑ "McCormick Papers". Archived from the original on 2006-09-15. Retrieved 2006-08-20. Charles T. McCormick Papers
- ↑ http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utlaw/00002/law-00002.html Guide to the Charles T. McCormick Papers at the Tarlton Law Library
- ↑ http://tarlton.law.utexas.edu/rare/archives-lshis.html#lsdeans Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine Charles T. McCormick papers, 1911-1964, bulk 1920-1962, Archival Collection - UT Law School Deans
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