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- 1 2 3 "Deaths: Campbell, Sterling Carl". The Globe and Mail , September 7, 1990.
- ↑ Frank Chamberlain, "Simpson's Radio Column". The Globe and Mail , January 24, 1946.
- ↑ "Lives Lived: Margaret Elizabeth Fasken Baird Campbell". The Globe and Mail , May 6, 1999.
- 1 2 "Canadian Outfit Enters Film Field With Bush Picture". The Globe and Mail , May 31, 1946.
- 1 2 3 "Worked as lawyer, judge, politician, and spy: Fought for gay and women's rights starting in the 1970s". National Post , April 26, 1999.