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- ↑ "Names and addresses of Secretaries and Delegates appointed". Annual Report of the Trades Union Congress: 36. 1962.
- 1 2 Marsh, Arthur; Ryan, Victoria (1987). Historical Directory of Trade Unions. 3. Aldershot: Gower Publishing. p. 65. ISBN 0566021625.
- ↑ "Records of the Scottish Painters' Society (Aberdeen Branch)". Archives Hub. Jisc. Retrieved 28 June 2018.