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- 1 2 3 Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria; Smethurst, John B. (1994). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 4. Farnham: Ashgate. pp. 377–381. ISBN 9780859679008.
- ↑ Newin, Ned. "James (Jimmy) Holmes". Who's Who of Radical Leicester. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
- ↑ International Textile and Garment Workers' Federation, Bulletin of the International Textile and Garment Workers' Federation, vols.10-20