Donald Emmet Worcester: An Inventory of His Papers, 1855-2000 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Sketch

Scope and Contents

Organization

Restrictions

Index Terms

Related Material

Administrative Information

Bibliography

Description of Series

Correspondence

Legal Material

Literary Production

Manuscripts

Newspaper Clippings

Personal Material

Printed Material I

Research Material

Scrapbook Material

Printed Material II

Donald Emmet Worcester:

An Inventory of His Papers, 1855-2000 and undated, at the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library


Descriptive Summary
	Creator	Worcester, Donald Emmet, 1915-
	Title:	Don Worcester Papers,
	Dates:	1855-2000 and undated


	Abstract:	These are the papers of historian and author Don E. Worcester.
	Collection #	S1220.1
	Quantity:	10 boxes (10.0 linear feet)
	Language	English
	Repository:	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University

Biographical Sketch

Don E. Worcester, a highly respected author and Spanish-Borderlands historian, was born on April 29, 1915, in Tempe, Arizona, but soon moved to his grandfather’s homestead on the edge of the Mojave Desert with his mother and brother. It was on this homestead that Worcester became a true cowboy, rodeoing with the Indians who lived on the nearby reservation and learning their way of life.

Worcester received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Bard College in 1939 and his Masters Degree from the University of California at Berkley in 1940. After a stint in the Navy, he returned to the University of California at Berkley and received his Ph.D. in 1947. Worcester was at the University of Florida from 1947-1963, serving as the Chairman of the History Department from 1955-1959. He then took a professorship at Texas Christian University, serving as Chairman of the History Department from 1963-1972.

Worcester also played vital roles in many historical and literary organizations and reviews. Most notably, he served as the Phi Alpha Theta national president from 1960-1962. He was the president of the Western Writers of America from 1973-1974 and of the Western History Association from 1974-1975. Worcester also served as the Chairman of the Board of University Press Managers from 1961-1963 and was the managing editor of the Hispanic American Historical Review from 1960-1965.

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Scope and Contents

The collection consists of business correspondence and literary productions (proofs, manuscripts, and index drafts). These manuscripts pertain mostly to Worcester’s publications on southwestern history. The collection covers the extensive writing career of Dr. Donald E. Worcester. It comes in the form of typed manuscripts, printers’ proofs, original handwritten research notes, business correspondence with publishers and faculty members, book reviews, teaching materials, news articles, and news clippings. Topics of his writing included the American Southwest, Latin America, Native Americans, Historical fiction, and even children’s books.

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Organization
	The collection is organized into the following series: Correspondence, Legal Material, Literary Production, Manuscripts, Personal Material, Printed Material, Research Material and Scrapbook Material.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

Open for research.

Some archival collections may be housed in storage outside of the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library building. Requests to retrieve such materials may take up to 10 business days to complete. Please contact our Reference Department to arrange retrieval.

Audio, video, and film recordings may not be immediately accessible due to format, condition, or copyright status. All items must be digitized prior to patron use. Because not all collections materials have been digitized, please contact the Reference Archivist at least 10 days prior to arrival in order to coordinate digitization. Though we can digitize much of our holdings within two weeks, some media may be fragile and require specialized digitization outsourcing, which can take up to three months for completion.

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Index Terms
	The subject headings used by the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library are derived from the Library of Congress and/or locally developed.
	Subjects (Persons)
		Worcester, Donald Emmet, 1915-
		Worcester, Donald Emmet--Archives.
		Worcester, Donald Emmet--Manuscripts.
	Subjects
		History--Texas.
		History--American Southwest.
		History--Native Americans.
		History--Latin America.
		Horses--Mustangs.
		Longhorns.
		Cowboys.

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Related Materials:



	Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library:
		Ernest Wallace Papers, 1899-1986 and undated Don Worcester Papers, 1919-2000 and undated

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Don Worcester Papers, 1855-2000 and undated, Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas

Accession Information

Collection accession #(s):
90-175-B, 91-0322-B, 92-0243-B, 1999-0264-B, 2000-0201-B

Gifts, 1983-2000

Processing Information

Processed by: Abel Ramirez, Summer 2003.

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Bibliography



		"Texas," Houston Chronicle Magazine, April 4, 1999.

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Collection Inventory



Correspondence
Box	Folder
1	1		Anderson, Gilbert, 1956
	2		Bailey, Janice, undated
	3		Bane, Kirk, 1996-1997
	4		Barly (daughter), undated
	5		Barnard, Jeff, 1991-1993
	6		Bernabeo, Paul, Encyclopedia of the Mexican War, 1995
	7		Borom, Bill, 1979-1995
	8		Cashion, Ty, 1993-1997
	9		Chisholm Trail Round-up Committee, 1977-1978
	10		Davis, George and Ruth, 1997
	11		Deleon, Arnoldo, 1974-2000
	12		Deloria, Vine, 1995
	13		Dysourt, Jane, 1986-2000
	14		Erickson, John, 1978-1983
	15		Essin, Emmett, 1981-2000
	16		Forester, Kent and Robert, Man and Civilization, 1956-1961
	17		Getz, Lynn, 1982-1995
	18		Gillham, Will, Publications Manager-Among Carter Museum, 1998
	19		Gleaso, Bill and Jamie, 1989-1994
	20		Goldman, Mary Elizabeth, 1993-1994
	21		Grove, Fred, 1988-1997
	22		Hall-Little, Marianne E., 1996
	23		Hardin, Stephen L., 1988-1994
	24		Harman, Douglas, Ft. Worth Convention: Visitors Bureau, 2000
	25		Henderson, Jim, 1977-1997
	26		Hillerman, Tony, 1987-1992
	27		Hinger, Charlotte, 1980-1999
	28		Joerschke, John, Editor Western Publication, 1995-1996
	29		Johnstone, Bill, 1991-1993
	30		Kinnaird, Lucia, 1989
	31		Koestler, Fred, 1983-1991
	32		Kramer, Paul, 1976-1991
	33		Landreth, Maksha, 1989-1997
	34		Lawrence, Dr. Elizabeth A., 1989-1993
	35		Lewis, David R., Assistant Editor-Western Historical Quarterly, 1993
	36		Long, Joann M., 1997
	37		McGaffey, Beth Ann, 1991
	38		Mette, Anne Haigh, 1995-1996
	39		Metz, Leon C., 1978-1997
	40		Mihesuah, Devon Abbott, 1990-1997
	41		Miller, Bob, 1996
	42		Muller, Caroz, 1996
	43		Nakagawa, Fumio, 1988
	44		(Nas Naga), Native American-Shawnee, Vietnam Veteran, 1974-1992
	45		Nixon, Ann, 1993-1996
	46		Nord, David, Editor of Journal of American History, 1993
	47		Orkin, Kenneth H. and Suzanne Schultz, 1986-1990
	48		Pasztoe, Suzanne, 1988-1997
	49		Pelcher, Jeff, 1994
	50		Personal House Business, 1961-1973
	51		Personal-Miscellaneous, 1986-1993
	52		Peyton, Joan Williams, 1981-1993
	53		Phi Alpha Theta, 1973-1976
	54		Phillips, Kenneth H., 1994
	55		Professional, Recommendations Appearances, Jim Wright Letters, 1957-1998
	56		Professional, Writing/Books subject, 1955-1996
	57		Puechner, Barbara, 1988-1995
	58		Rengifo, Antonio, 1979-1980
	59		Richeson, Cena Golder, 1987-1996
	60		Richter, Harvena, 1991
	61		Rigler, Judyth, 1986-1989
	62		Ritchey, Mike, 1994
	63		Robertson, Jack (Australia), 1992
	64		Rogers, Gary, 1991-1993
	65		Sanchez, Lynda, 1965-1995
	66		Sanders, Leonard, 1993
	67		School, Ft. Worth Hebrew Day, 1994
	68		Seelman, Jennifer, 1993
	69		Shook, Skipper, 1983
	70		Short, Marilyn, 1997
	71		Sizemore, Deborah Lightfoot with photo, 1986
	72		Society of Friends, 1986-1998
	73		Solberg, Ron, 1993
	74		Speer Award, Western Writers of America, 1963-1967
	75		Standing Bear, Z. G., undated
	76		Staniminoo, Dr. Stefan, 1991
	77		Stround, Jacqueline Sue, 1995
	78		Sudak, Alexander (Poland), 1987-1988
	79		Sweeney, Ed, 1996
	80		Sweeney, John, 1991
	81		Texas A and M University Press, 1986
	82		Texas Books in Review, 1990-1993
	83		Texas Christian University Press, 1977-1995
	84		Texas Christian University Writers Conference, 1978-1983
	85		Texas Folklore Society, 1990-1993
	86		Texas Institute of News Letters, 1992-1996
	87		Texas Tech Press, 1992
	88		Thomas, Willard, 2000
Box	Folder
2	1		Thomson, Beer (Bantam Books) to Don Worcester, August 12, 1991
	2		Townsend, Betty, 1994-1997
	3		Tsosie, Olivia, 1990
	4		Tucker, Bill, 1979-1981
	5		Tucker, Spence and Beverly, 1996-1999
	6		Tyler, Ron, Former Student, Texas State Historical Association, 1979-1994
	7		University of Nebraska, Lincoln, 1982-1983
	8		The University of New Mexico, 1986-1993
	9		University of North Texas Press, 1991
	10		University of Oklahoma Press, 1996
	11		Utley, Bob, 1994
	12		Van Zandt, Carolyn, 1919-1994
	13		Virgines, George, 1967-1979
	14		West, Elliot, 1976
	15		Western Historical Research Association, 1973
	16		Western Historical Quarterly, 1976-1979
	17		Westerners International Minutes, 1978-1994
	18		Western Writers of America, Part A, 1991-1998 and undated
	19		Western Writers of America, Part B, copies of President’s page, 1971-1990
	20		Westmoreland, Ron, 1992
	21		White, Benton, 1984-1992
	22		Wiarda, Howard J., 1993
	23		White, Christine, undated
	24		Williams, Heather, 1991
	25		Williams, Jeanne, Part A, with photo, 1989-2000
	26		Williams, Jeanne, Part B, 1973-1990

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Legal Material

Box

Folder

2

27

Masters and PhD. Candidates Under Dr. Don E. Worcester, 1974-1986

28

Vita, Worcester, Don E., undated

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Literary Production
Box	Folder
2	29		American Civilization, undated
	30		The Apaches, Part 1, 1979
	31		The Apaches, Part 2, 1979
	32		The Apaches: Eagles of the Southwest, 1880-1950
	33		The Apaches: Eagles of the Southwest, undated
	34		“The Apaches in the History of the Southwest,” 1975
	35		“The Apaches in the History of the Southwest,” undated
	36		“Apache Scouts and Pack Trains: the Keys to Crook’s Success,” undated
	37		“The Beginnings of the Apache Menace of the Southwest,” 1941
	38		Bibliography for untitled book, undated
	39		Book Jackets, 1985
	40		Book Reviews, 1979-1993
	41		Book Reviews on Don Worcester books, 1956-1993
	42		Book Reviews of works by Don Worcester, 1956-1993 and undated
Box	Folder
3	1		Book Reviews of Don Worcester’s works, 1976-1998
	2		Book Reviews, works of others, 1961-1998
	3		Brazil, undated
	4		Brazil, undated
	5		Brazil, undated
	6		Brazos Scout, 1991
	7		Brazos Scout, 1991
	8		Brazos Scout, 1991
	9		Brazos Scout, (reader’s set), 1991
	10		Brazos Scout, undated
	11		“Brief Communications: The Comanche Sun Dance and Messianic Outbreak of 1873,” 1941
	12		Chato, undated
	13		The Chisholm Trail, 1980
	14		The Chisholm Trail, 1980
	15		The Chisholm Trail, 1980
	16		The Chisholm Trail, 1980
Box	Folder
4	1		The Chisholm Trail, 1980 and undated
	2		“The Commanding General of the Provincials Internas,” undated
	3		Cowboy with a Camera, undated
	4		“Do’s and Don’t for Aspiring Writers,” undated
	5		Essays on the American West-“The Texas Longhorn,” 1987
	6		Forked Tongues and Broken Treaties, Part 1, 1975
	7		Forked Tongues and Broken Treaties, Part 2, 1975
	8		Forked Tongues and Broken Treaties, undated
	9		Gone to Texas, 1993
	10		The Growth and Culture of Latin America, undated
	11		The Growth and Culture of Latin America, undated
	12		“Herbert Eugene Bolton: The Making of a Western Historian,” undated
	13		“Herbert Eugene Bolton: The Making of a Western Historian,” undated
	14		Long Horn Cowboy, 1942
	15		“The Loser,” undated
	16		“Man and Civilization” with Kent and Robert Forester, undated
	17		“Man on Two Ponies,” undated
	18		“Night Rider,” 1994
	19		“The Present and The Late Roman Republic,” undated
	20		Proof reader’s marks, undated
	21		Publishers list, undated
	22		Research Papers, 1995
	23		Review of Texas Books, 1991
	24		“Satana,” undated
	25		“The Search,” undated
Box	Folder
5	1		“A Search for Public Administration: The Ideas and Career of Dwight Waldo,” 1986-1991
	2		“The Significance of the Spanish Borderlands to the United States,” 1976
	3		“The Significance of the Spanish Borderlands to the United States,” 1976
	4		“Spaniards, Frenchmen, and Indians,” undated
	5		“Spanish Horses Among the Plains Tribes,” 1945
	6		“Spanish Horses Among the Plains Tribes,” 1945
	7		“The Spanish Mustang,” undated
	8		The Spanish Mustang and The Texas Longhorn, undated
	9		“Spread of Firearms Among the Indians on the Anglo-French Frontiers,” undated
	10		“The Spread of Spanish Horses in the Southwest,” 1944
	11		“The Spread of Spanish Horses in the Southwest, 1700-1810,” 1945
	12		“Sources of Anglo and Latin American Differences,” 1963
	13		Style sheer-World Publishing-Indian History Series, undated
	14		“Texans on the Teche: the Texas Brigade at the Battles of Bisland and Irish Bend,” April 12-14, 1863
	15		“Texas Cattle Origins,” by A. Y. Owen, 1983
	16		The Texas Cowboy, undated
	17		The Texas Cowboy, undated
	18		The Texas Cowboy, 1986-1987
	19		The Texas Cowboy, undated
	20		The Texas Cowboy, 1987 and undated
	21		The Texas Cowboy, photographs, 1987 and undated
	22		The Texas Cowboy, typed version, 1987 and undated
	23		The Texas Vaquero, undated
	24		Untitled manuscript, undated
	25		“The Use of Saddles by American Indians,” 1945
	26		A Visit From Father, 1990
	27		A Visit From Father and Other Tales of the Mojave, undated
	28		In War in the Nueces Strip, 1989
	29		“The Weapons of American Indians,” 1945
	30		Western Civilization, undated
	31		“The Writer and the West,” undated
	32		Writing for Children, undated

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Manuscripts
Box	Folder
5	33		“The American Indian,” undated
	34		“The American Indian,” undated
Box	Folder
6	1		“The American Indian,” undated
	2		American Indian Wars, Chapters 2, 3, 4, 5, 11, 12, untitled, undated
	3		Bolivar, Index copy, 1976-1977
	4		Bolivar, Part 1, 1977
	5		Bolivar, index copy, 1977
	6		Bolivar, authors file set, 1977
	7		Bolivar, Part 2, 1977
	8		“Brazil: from Colony to World Power,” 1973
	9		Broken Treaties, Part 1, (Photocopy), undated
	10		Broken Treaties, Part 2, undated
	11		Broken Treaties, Part 1, 1974
	12		Broken Treaties, Part 2, 1974
	13		Broken Treaties, Part 3, undated
	14		“Bull Adams, The Paluxy Eccentric,” by Robert J. Duncan, undated
	15		“The Development of a Tupamaro,” by Ann Q. Tiller, Edited by Don Worcester, undated
	16		“European-Indian Relations in the Southwest, undated
	17		Famous Sires (chapter IV), subject: horses, undated
Box	Folder
7	1		“Fire Arms and Indians,” undated
	2		“Fort Worth and The Chisholm Trail,” 1981
	3		“Fort Worth Chisholm Trail Round-up,” 1978
	4		“Fort Worth and The Chisholm Trail,” undated
	5		“The Genesis of the Texas Longhorn,” Chapters I, VI, undated
	6		“The Genesis of the Texas Longhorn,” Chapter VIII, undated
	7		“The Ghost of the Llano Estacado,” undated
	8		“History of Texas,” Chapters 1,6,9, undated
	9		“History of Texas,” Chapters 2, 6, 27, 28, undated
	10		“History of Texas,” Chapters 6, 26, undated
	11		“History of Texas,” Chapters 12,13,14,20,22, undated
	12		“The Horse in the West,” undated
	13		Index for unidentified work, subjects: American Indian, undated
	14		“The Indians of America,” undated
	15		Inventions, (various chapters), undated
	16		“Makers of Latin America,” 1966
	17		“Makers of Latin America,” undated
	18		“The Naming of a Warrior,” undated
	19		“Nothing but Cows and the Sky,” undated
	20		“The Past Continues, Indians Relocation in the 1950s,” undated
	21		“The Perils and Pitfalls, challenges and rewards of writing western history, undated
	22		“Quarter Horses, Mustangs, and Longhorns, undated
	23		“The Search,” undated
	24		“A Sheep of a Pony,” by Benton White, undated
	25		“Spaniards, Frenchmen, and Indians,” undated
	26		“Spanish Conquest,” 1972
	27		“The Spanish Mustang,” undated
	28		“The Spanish Mustang,” 1986
	29		“The Spanish Mustang,” 1986
	30		“The Spanish Mustang: from the Plains of Andalusia,” undated
	31		“The Texas Longhorns,” undated
	32		“The Texas Longhorns,” undated
	33		“Texas Under Spain,” 1985
	34		“Trouble on the Trail,” undated
	35		Untitled, Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI, from unidentified work, subject: cattle, undated
	36		Untitled, subjects: a History of Horses, 1940s
	37		Untitled, subjects: American Indians, undated
	38		Untitled, subjects: Indian Wars, Chapters XXVI-XXXIII, undated
Box	Folder
8	1		Untitled, subject: Spanish Cavalry, Southwest, and U.S. Army, undated
	2		Untitled, subjects: U.S. Army, cattle chapter VI-VIII, undated
	3		“A Visit from Father and other tales of the Mojave, November 16, 1987
	4		“A Visit from Father and other Tales of the Mojave, undated
	5		“A Visit from Father and other Tales of the Mojave, undated
	6		“The War in the Nueces Strip,” Part 1, undated
	7		“The War in the Nueces Strip,” Part 2, undated
	8		“The War in the Nueces Strip,” 1989
	9		“The War in the Nueces Strip,” undated
	10		“The War in the Nueces Strip,” Part 2, undated
	11		War Pony, undated
	12		“Western Horse Tales,” Part 1, undated
	13		“Western Horse Tales,” Part 2, undated

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Newspaper Clippings
Box	Folder
8	14		Set One, 1950s-1970s
	15		Set Two, 1980s and undated
	16		Set Three, 1990s and undated

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Personal Material
Box	Folder
8	17		“The American Indian Quarterly,” Vol. VIII, November 2, 1984
	18		“Apaches as Prisoners of War,” by David Goodman, 1886-1894
	19		Articles of History, 1949-1984
	20		Biochemical Polymorphisms, breed relations, by K.K. KIDD, undated
	21		Brochures, “Chisholm Trail Round-up,” 1978
	22		History Notes, undated
	23		Photos of Ranches, 1884 and undated

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Printed Material I
Box	Folder
9	1		Books of the Southwest, Brochures and newsletters, 1986-1999
	2		Buckskin Bulletin, Saddlemand Award Article, 1989
	3		“Cattle Trails of Texas,” by T.C. Richardson, 1937
	4		Defendant’s Rebuttal to Zuni Indians Tribe of New Mexico vs. U.S., 1981
	5		Dissertation Summary, 1947
	6		Electronic Media Bio, 1999
	7		The Florida Historical Quarterly vol. XXIX, No. 3, 1951
	8		History and Historians, 1970-2000 and undated
	9		Historian Tomo III, November 2, 1953
	10		History of Indian White Relations, 1972
	11		Horse lovers National Magazine, “One Texas and his Horses,” 1974
	12		The Houston Chronicle Magazine, “A Cowboy for all Seasons,” 1999
	13		“I Remember Things,” by Ross Estes, 1978
	14		“John Francis Bannan and the Historiography of the Spanish Borderlands;” by Weber, David J., undated
	15		Mayan Numbering System, undated
	16		“The Mission as a Frontier Institution,” 1960
	17		“The Modern Mexican Charro,” undated
	18		“The Navaho During the Spanish Regime in New Mexico,” 1951
	19		“New Mexico Humanities Review,” 1981
	20		The Pirate Press, 1971
	21		Publications: Far West Magazine, “Coyote,” The American Indian Quarterly, 1980
	22		Republic of Texas Press Release, 1993
	23		Research articles on Graduate Students, 1970
	24		Research articles on John Stuart Mill, 1926
	25		Research article “The Muster Roll of The Coronado Expedition,” undated
	26		Research article photo copies, 1992
	27		Research article “Quarrels Between the Missionaries, Rev. D.M. Aguirre, undated
	28		Research article, “Texas Ranch woman Film Project, 1983
	29		Research article, on world Civilization, undated
	30		Research, Reports of second war, 1855-1860
	31		Research, Rhodes, Eugene Manlove, undated
	32		Rose, N.H. “Collection of Old Time Photographs,” 1952
	33		Senate Resolution 847, subject: Donald Emmett Worcester, undated
	34		The Skiff, 1966
	35		Texas Books in Review, 1978
	36		Texas Christian Magazine, newsletters, 1980-1997
	37		Texas Christian University, Press Release, 1988
	38		U.S. Tobacco Review, Don Worcester page 8, Fall 1979
	39		The West Texan, 1990
	40		Wright, Jim, Speaker of the House, undated

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Research Material
Box	Folder
9	41		American Indians, undated
	42		History of Arizona, Chapters XII, Indian Troubles, undated
	43		Kiowa Treaties, 1863
	44		Kiowa Treaties, senate documents, American Indian Census, undated
	45		Notes on cattle, ranches, scouts, undated
	46		Notes Hand written on American Indian War, undated
	47		Notes on Indians and Air arms, 1673-1890, undated
	48		Notes on Mustang and Cowpony, undated

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Scrapbook Material
Box	Folder
9	49		Certificate of appreciation, El Paso County Historical Society, 1990
	50		Certificate of Authors Guild, 1957
	51		Worcester, Harris, undated

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Printed Material II
Box	Folder
10	1		Books, 1964
	2		Books, 1965-1966
	3		Books, 1971
	4		Books, 1971
	5		Books, 1971-1977

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