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- ↑ Kihss, Peter (April 13, 1982). "Sessions, Sylvia Plath and Updike Are Among Pulitzer Prize Winners". The New York Times . Retrieved April 22, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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- ↑ Woolfe, Zachary (July 22, 2014). "At 50, Festival Is Reunion of Sorts: Tanglewood Holds Its 50th Celebration of Contemporary Music". The New York Times . Retrieved April 22, 2015.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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