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References
- The Story of Wentworth, by Raymond W. Settle, 1950, Spencer Printing Co., Kansas City.
- History of Wentworth Military Academy, by James M. Sellers, Jr., 1984.
- Wentworth Trumpeter, 1893–2007.
- Wentworth Military Academy, 125th Anniversary. Lil Touch Publishing. 2005.