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- ↑ "A Saami-North American Experience: The Extended Xavier Family" . Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "Pacific Lutheran University – A Brief History" (PDF). Retrieved May 11, 2015.
- ↑ "A Saami-North American Experience: The Extended Xavier Family" . Retrieved May 11, 2015.
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- ↑ "University Timeline // 1960-1969" . Retrieved May 11, 2015.