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Books

Author Title Other Information
Baker, T. The Laws Relating to Burials W. Maxwell & Son, 1882.
Bernard, Hugh The Law of Death and Disposal of the Dead, 2d ed. Oceana Publications, 1979.
Chase, Theodore An Act for the Preservation and Care of Burial Places and Memorials for the Dead Association for Gravestone Studies (AGS) Publications, n.d.
Dews, Richard P. Mortuary Law 1957.
Davies, Russell The Law of Burial, Cremation, and Exhumation Shaw & Sons, (several editions).
Greenhood, E. Russell Mortuary Law and Settlement of Estates in Massachusetts 1939.
Jackson, Percival E. The Law of Cadavers and of Burials and Burial Places Prentice Hall, 1936.
MacDonald, Brenda A Survey of Provincal Legislation Regarding Burials Office for Arhcaeological Resource Management, Department of Communications, Ottowa, 1990.
New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education Techniques for Resolving Cemetery Problems New Jersey Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1975.
Perley, Sidney Mortuary Law George B. Read, 1896.
Russell, D. The Law of Burial, Cremation, and Exhumation, 5th ed. Shaw & Sons, 1982.
Sloane, David C. The Last Great Necessity: Cemeteries in American History The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1991.
Smale, David A. Davies' Law of Burial, Cremation, and Exhumation Shaw & Sons, Ltd., 2002.
Strangstad, Lynette A Graveyard Preservation Primer Altamira Press, 1995.
Street, Arthur L.H. American Funeral Law Trade Periodical Company, 1926.
Stueve, Thomas F.H. Mortuary Law, 7th ed. Cincinnati Foundation for Mortuary Education, 1984.
Wiggins, Deborah E. The Burial Acts: Cemetery Reform in Great Britain, 1815-1914 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas Tech University, 1991.

  Journal Articles

Author Title Journal Pages Other Information
Brusven, B. Tender Mercies: Cemetery Preservation Preservation 10 Vol.50(1) (1998)
Emlen, Robert P. Protective Custody: The Museum's Responsibility for Gravestones Markers I 145-151 Vol.1 (1980)
Mayer, Lance R. The Care of Old Cemeteries and Gravestones Markers I 120-144 Vol.1 (1980)
McChesney, Fred S. Consumer Ignorance and Consumer Protection Law: Empirical Evidence from the FTC Funeral Rule Journal of Law and Politics 1- Vol.7 (1990)
Moore, Martin M. Improving the Image and Legal Status of the Burial Services Industry Akron Law Review 565- Vol.24 (1991)
Moore, Michael C. A Review of the Tennessee State Cemetery Law and Its Effect Upon Archaeological Data Recovery and Site Preservation Tennessee Anthropologist 64-76 Vol. (1989)
Moring, III, Platte B. Regulation of Free Speech in Arlington National Cemetery: An Analysis of the Visitors' Rules (Part I) Federal Bar News and Journal 85- Vol.34 (1987)
Murray, Virginia H. A "Right" of the Dead and a Charge on the Quick: Criminal Laws Relating to Cemeteries, Burial Grounds and Human Remains Journal of the Missouri Bar 115-120 Vol.56 (2000)
Paine, Cecelia Landscape Management of Abandoned Cemeteries in Ontario APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology 59-68 Vol.24(3-4) (1992)
Phelan, Marilyn A Synopsis of Laws Protecting Our Cultural Heritage New England Law Review 63- Vol.28 (1993)
Rodriguez, A. Grave Matters: Innovative Landscape Preservation Program to Restore Boston's Historic Cemeteries Landscape Architecture 30 Vol.86(11) (1996)
Spongberg, A.L. and P.M. Becks Inorganic Soil Contamination from Cemetery Leachate Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 313-327 Vol.117(1-4) (2000)
Talmage, Valerie A. The Violation of the Sepulture: Is It Legal to Excavate Human Burials? Archaeology 44-49 Vol.35(6) (1982)
Tesar, Louis D. Chapter 872, Florida Statutes ("Offenses Concerning Dead Bodies and Graves") Amended: The Law and Its Significance The Florida Anthropologist 221-222 Vol.40(3) (1987)
Whalen, Anne B. A Grave Injustice: The Uncharitable Federal Tax Treatment of Requests to Public Cemeteries Fordham Law Review 705- Vol.58 (1990)

 

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