The Boys of the M. I. A. Male Chorus
Improvement Era, vol. 22, no. 5, March 1919, pp. 388 to 391
Nelson, Zersia M.
The Boys of the M. I. A. Faithfully Dedicated to the M. I. A. Boys.
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