Law: Special Topics

Welcome to my Law: Special Topics page. This is where I keep links to publications on special topics in the law, such as marriage, divorce, property law, and others. Use them to learn about the legal topics generally, or to find laws in place when the books were written. Enjoy!

Child Labor	Child Labor Legislation. 1907.	Google
Child Labor	Child Labor Laws in All States, Vol. 1. 1912.	Google
Child Labor	Child Labor Legislation in the United States. 1915.	Google
Child Labor	Administration of Child Labor Laws, Part 1, Employment-Certificate System Connecticut. 1915.	Google
Child Labor	Administration of Child Labor Laws, Part 2, Employment-Certificate System New York. 1917.	Google
Child Labor	The Historical Development of Child-Labor Legislation in the United States. 1921.	Google
Child Labor	Legal Regulations of the Employment of Minors 16 Years of Age and Over. 1924.	Google
Domestic Relations	James Schouler. A Treatise on the Law of the Domestic Relations: Embracing Husband and Wife, Parent and Child, Guardian and Ward, Infancy, and Master and Servant. Fourth Edition. Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1889.	Google
Family Law	Chester Garfield Vernier. American Family Laws, 1938 Supplement: A Comparative Study of the Family Law of the Forty-eight American States, Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Hawaii (to Jan. 1, 1938). California: Stanford University Press, 1938. [Preview.]	Google
Husband and Wife, Dower	Chester Garfield Vernier. American Family Laws, Volume III: A Comparative Study of the Family Law of the Forty-eight American States, Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Hawaii (to Jan. 1, 1935). California: Stanford University Press, 1935. [Preview.]	Google
Illegitimacy	Ernest Freund. Illegitimacy Laws of the United States and Certain Foreign Countries. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1919.	Google
Insane	S. W. Hamilton, Roy Haber. Summaries of State Laws Relating to the Insane. New York: The National Committee for Mental Hygiene, Inc., 1917.	Hathi Trust
Maritime Law	Theophilus Parsons. A Treatise on Maritime Law: Including the Law of Shipping; the Law of Marine Insurance; and the Law and Practice of Admiralty. Vol. II. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1859.	Google
Marriage, Divorce	S. N. D. North, Bureau of the Census. Marriage and Divorce, 1867—1906. Part I. Summary, Laws, Foreign Statistics. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1909.	Google
Marriage, Divorce	Carroll Davidson Wright, Labor Department. A Report on Marriage and Divorce in the United States, 1867—1886: Including an Appendix Relating to Marriage and Divorce in Certain Countries in Europe. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1889.	Google
Marriage, Divorce	Hyacinthe Ringrose, ed. Marriage and Divorce Laws of the World. New York: The Musson-Draper Co., 1911.	Google
Marriage, Divorce	James Schouler, Arthur W. Blakemore. A Treatise on the Law of Marriage, Divorce, Separation and Domestic Relations. Volume III: Divorce Statutes of all the States in the United States, Alaska, District of Columbia, Hawaii and Porto Rico. Albany, NY: Matthew Bender & Co. inc., 1921.	Google
Marriage	Chester Garfield Vernier. American Family Laws, Volume I: A Comparative Study of the Family Law of the Forty-eight American States, Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Hawaii (to Jan. 1, 1935). California: Stanford University Press, 1935. [Preview.]	Google
Divorce, Alimony, Separation	Chester Garfield Vernier, Richard Anthony Frank. American Family Laws, Volume II: A Comparative Study of the Family Law of the Forty-eight American States, Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Hawaii (to Jan. 1, 1938). California: Stanford University Press, 1935. [Links links to 1938 supplement for divorce, not volume II.][Preview.]	Google
Patents	George Ticknor Curtis. A Treatise on the Law of Patents for Useful Inventions: As Enacted and Administered in the United States of America. Fourth Edition. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1873.	Google
Parent and Child, Bastardy, Adoption	Chester Garfield Vernier. American Family Laws, Volume IV: A Comparative Study of the Family Law of the Forty-eight American States, Alaska, the District of Columbia, and Hawaii (to Jan. 1, 1935). California: Stanford University Press, 1936. [Preview.]	Google
Probate	Twyman Osmand Abbott. A Treatise on Probate Law and Practice. In Three Volumes. Volume I. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1904. [AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY]	Google
Probate	Twyman Osmand Abbott. A Treatise on Probate Law and Practice. In Three Volumes. Volume II. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1904. [AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY]	Google
Probate	Twyman Osmand Abbott. A Treatise on Probate Law and Practice. In Three Volumes. Volume III. San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Co., 1904. [AZ, CA, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY]	Google
Property	Joseph James Darlington, Joshua Williams. A Treatise on the Law of Personal Property. Philadelphia: T. & J. W. Johnson & Co., 1891.	Google
Property	Frank Goodwin. A Treatise on the Law of Real Property. Boston: Little, Brown, and Co., 1905.	Google
Race	Gilbert Thomas Stephenson. Race Distinctions in American Law. New York and London: D. Appleton & Co., 1910.	Google
Veterans	Indices and Digests of State Laws Granting Rights, Benefits, and Privileges to Veterans, Their Dependents, and Their Organizations, Revised to January 1, 1950. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1950.	Google
Veterans	Historical Development of Pensions for Veterans and Their Dependents, July 18, 1952. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1952.	Google
Veterans	Historical Development of Pensions for Veterans and Their Dependents, October 8, 1954. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1954.	Google
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws and Related Statistical Data Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans, Their Dependents, and Their Organizations, Revised to January 1, 1956. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1956.	Google
Veterans	Historical Development of Pensions for Veterans and Their Dependents, January 1, 1958. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1958.	Google
Veterans	Pension Laws. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1966.	Google
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans and Their Dependents, Revised to July 1, 1967. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1967.	Google
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans and Their Dependents, Revised to January 1, 1969. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1969.	Google
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans and Their Dependents, Revised to January 1, 1971. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1972.	Google
Veterans	Pension Laws. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1972.	Google
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans and Their Dependents, Revised to January 1, 1973. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1973.	Hathi Trust
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans and Their Dependents, Revised to June 1, 1975. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1975.	Google
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans and Their Dependents, Revised to December 31, 1978. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1979.	Google
Veterans	Pension Laws. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1981	Google
Veterans	State Veterans’ Laws: Digests of State Laws Regarding Rights, Benefits, and Privileges of Veterans and Their Dependents, Revised to December 13, 1991. Washington, D.C: Government Printing Office, 1992.	Hathi Trust