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- ↑ Program for The 24th Annual Antoinette Perry Awards at Mark Hellinger Theater, New York. Playbill , 1970.
- ↑ "Columbia Records News: Barbra Streisand Goes Gold for Groundbreaking 52nd Time with "Partners"". The Recording Industry Association of America. November 7, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2014.