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- 1 2 3 Penny A. Pasque, Shelley Errington Nicholson (2012). Empowering Women in Higher Education and Student Affairs. Stylus Publishing. pp. 47–49. ISBN 978-1579225209 . Retrieved 11 November 2016.
- ↑ "Eunice Hilton on Visit". Lincoln Evening Journal. 24 February 1936. p. 3. Retrieved 11 November 2016– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Dean Hilton Acting Head Of College of Home Ec". The Post-Standard. 25 September 1948. Retrieved 11 November 2016– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Marjorie R. Heit (24 February 1946). "Dean Hilton is Leader Over 3,600 SU Women". The Post-Standard. Retrieved 11 November 2016– via Newspapers.com.