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- ↑ Walter Stubbs (1985), Congressional Committees, 1789-1982: A Checklist, Greenwood Press
- ↑ Canon, David T.; Garrison Nelson; Charles Stewart III (2002). Committees in the U.S. Congress: 1789-1946. Vol. 4, Select Committees. Washington, DC: CQ Press. ISBN 1-56802-175-5.
- 1 2 Coren, Robert W.; Mary Rephlo; David Kepley; Charles South (1989). "Guide to the Records of the United States Senate at the National Archives, 1789-1989: Bicentennial Edition". National Archives and Records Administration. pp. Chapter 12. Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- 1 2 3 Canon, David T.; Garrison Nelson; Charles Stewart III (2002). Committees in the U.S. Congress: 1789-1946. Vol. 2, Standing Committees of the United States Senate. Washington, DC: CQ Press. ISBN 1-56802-175-5.
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