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- ↑ Brown, Mary (September 30, 2010). "San Francisco Modern Architecture and Landscape Design 1935-1970 Historic Context Statement" (PDF). California Office of Historic Preservation. p. 83. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ↑ "Environmental Design Archives". University of California, Berkeley - College of Environmental Design. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 16 August 2011.