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- ↑ "Encyclopedia of Arkansas". Encyclopedia of Arkansas.
- ↑ Reynolds, Rachel. "Mary Celestia Parler (1904–1981): Folklorist and Teacher" in Arkansas Women: Their Lives and Times edited by Cherisse Jones-Branch and Gary T. Edwards, University of Georgia Press, Athens (2018)
- ↑ “Mary Celestia Parker (1904-1981): Folklorist and Teacher” in Arkansas Women: Their Lives and Times
- ↑ "Pass it on: Arkansas's Statewide Folklife Program Plan : Prepared for the Department of Arkansas Heritage, Arkansas Historic Preservation Program". Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. December 30, 1998 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Rachel Reynolds Guest Lectures on Arkansas History in Paragould | Black River Technical College". blackrivertech.org.
- ↑ University of Arkansas Libraries; Ozark Folksong Collection; The Dogs and her Gun; http://digitalcollections.uark.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/OzarkFolkSong/id/1155/rec/2 Retrieved 2017/03/28
- ↑ Vimr, Kalli ’The Voices of Arkansas Past: Preserving a folklore tradition and dialogue that continues today’ Arkansas Magazine, Oct 1, 2015, p.22-25, Arkansas Alumni Association.
- ↑ [libinfo.uark.edu/SpecialCollections/findingaids/parler.html Mary C. Parler Photographs Collection (MC896), part of the Arkansas Folklore Collection at the University of Arkansas Libraries Special Collections.