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Sources consulted for the biography of:Willis McGlascoe Carter (1852–1902)
Primary Sources
- Carter's account of his life, extant issue of Staunton Tribune, memorial, and other materials in Willis M. Carter Collection, Accession 51546, Library of Virginia.
- Augusta Co. Marriage License.
Secondary Sources
- Thomas William Herringshaw, ed., Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century (1898), 198 (with middle name).
- Robert Heinrich and Deborah Harding, From Slave to Statesman: The Life of Educator,Editor, and Civil Rights Activist Willis M. Carter of Virginia (2016).
Newspapers
- Staunton Spectator, 29 Apr. 1891
- Richmond Planet, 4 Apr. 1896 (first quotation)
- Washington, D.C., Bee, 24 June 1899 (second quotation)
- Richmond Dispatch, 20 June 1901
Obituaries
- Staunton Daily News, 25 Mar. 1902
- Staunton Old Dominion Sun, 28 Mar. 1902
- Staunton Spectator and Vindicator, 28 Mar. 1902
- Augusta County Argus, 1 Apr. 1902
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