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- ↑ Mississippi, University of (July 12, 1910). "Historical Catalogue of the University of Mississippi: 1849-1909". Marshall & Bruce Company – via Google Books.
- ↑ "The Sigma Chi Quarterly: The Official Organ of the Sigma Chi Fraternity". The Fraternity. July 12, 1890 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Sansing, David G. (July 12, 1999). "The University of Mississippi: A Sesquicentennial History". Univ. Press of Mississippi – via Google Books.
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