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- ↑ Wilson Kimber, Marian. "Doctoral Dissertations in Musicology". American Musicological Society. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ Wilson Kimber, Marian. "Marian Wilson Kimber". University of Iowa. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
- ↑ Wilson Kimber, Marian. "The Elocutionists". University of Illinois Press. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
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