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- ↑ "1922 Pulitzer Prizes". Pulitzer. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ↑ Heinz-D Fischer; Erika J. Fischer (9 May 2011). Complete Historical Handbook of the Pulitzer Prize System 1917-2000: Decision-Making Processes in all Award Categories based on unpublished Sources. Walter de Gruyter. pp. 304–. ISBN 978-3-11-093912-5 . Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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