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- Who's Who in America, 42nd edition, 1982-1983, Marquis Who's Who, Wilmette, IL (1982)
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- ↑ Standard & Poor's Register of Corporations, Directors and ExecutivesVolume 2 (of 3 volumes), Directors and Executives, Standard & Poor's Corp.
- ↑ Ex-Dallas Businessman I.A. Mathews Dies, The Dallas Morning News, (edition: Home final) pge 24A, February 8, 1994