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- ↑ "Chicago Jewish History by Walter Roth" Archived 2008-12-03 at the Wayback Machine
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- Henschen, Henry S. A History of The State Bank Of Chicago From 1879 To 1904 (Kessinger Publishing, LLC. Chicago. pages 15–20. 1905)
- Currey, J. Seymour Chicago, its history and its builders, A century of marvelous growth(S. J. Clark Publishing Company. Chicago. pages 340-342. 1912)
- Olson, Ernest W. History of the Swedes of Illinois (Engberg-Holmberg Publishing.Chicago .1908)
