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- ↑ Gift of $250,00 Provides Woman Faculty Member, Harvard Crimson , 5 March 1947; the Harvard Crimson reported $250,000, but the Directory of Named Chairs (Harvard University Press) states that it was $225,000 (580).
- ↑ Du Bois Vacates Zemurray Chair, Harvard Crimson, 20 November 1968
- ↑ Honan, William H. (February 23, 2001). "Emily Vermeule, 72, a Scholar Of Bronze Age Archaeology". New York Times .
- ↑ Women’s Studies Receives Second Tenured Professor, Harvard Crimson, 10 April 1997