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- ↑ JD Salinger: A Bibliography.DM Fiene - Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature, 1963
- ↑ J.D.Salinger Collection, 1940-1974, Series I, Box I, Folder 8 Harry Ransom Center Special Collections.
- ↑ Alexander, Paul p.84 (1999). Salinger: A Biography. Los Angeles: Renaissance
- ↑ Kenneth Slawenski.J. D. Salinger: A Life.Random House Digital, Inc., 2011.
