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- ↑ "Handbook of Texas Online – HORN, PAUL WHITFIELD". Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ↑ "Handbook of Texas Online – KNAPP, BRADFORD". Texas State Historical Association . Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ↑ "TSHA | Jones, Clifford Bartlett".
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- ↑ "It's Official: Duane Nellis Named President of Texas Tech". Texas Tech Today . Retrieved August 13, 2013.
