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- Notes
- ↑ "Poems". Internet Archive. 1888. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
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- ↑ "Finding aid of the Ina Coolbrith Papers C057956". Online Archive of California. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ↑ "The Great Quake: 1906-2006 / A cultural turning point". SFGate. 17 April 2006. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- Primary Sources
- The San Francisco call., December 01, 1895, Page 21, Image 21, mention of booklet series co-edited by Sosso
- The morning call., December 28, 1890, Page 10, Image 10, positive review of Sosso's Poems
