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- ↑ BRYN-JONES, David, in Who's Who in America (1926 edition); p. 368
- History of the History Department, 1875-1980 Archived 13 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine , Carleton College website.
- Leaving a Legacy, Carleton College, 11 November 2003.
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