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- ↑ Jen Woods (20 November 2006). "The Life and Career of Rennard Strickland: Philip H. Knight Professor of Law and former Dean of the University of Oregon School of Law". Law Crossing. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Rennard Strickland". University of Oklahoma College of Law. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
- ↑ "Scottsdale Museum of the West: The Rennard Strickland Collection of Western Film History" https://scottsdalemuseumwest.org/rennard-strickland-book/
