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Harry Ransom Center Sources:

  •  Arthur Colton, typewritten notes, 1960s, Box 5 Folder 8, The Jessica Mitford Papers, 1954-1973, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
  • The Director, book review of Le Roy Bowman's "The American Funeral, 1960s, Box 5 Folder 8, The Jessica Mitford Papers, 1954-1973, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Edward A. Martin, magazine article "Normal Living Demands Use of Grief Therapy" in Casket and Sunnyside, 1960s, Box 5 Folder 8, The Jessica Mitford Papers, 1954-1973, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Eugene F. Foran, "Funeral Facts and Figures", 1961, Box 3 Folder 7, The Jessica Mitford Papers, 1954-1973, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Jessica Mitford, Expenditure chart (2c), 1960s, Box 1 Folder 2, The Jessica Mitford Papers, 1954-1973, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Jessica Mitford, handwritten notes, 1960s, Box 1 Folder 2, The Jessica Mitford Papers, 1954-1973, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin
  • National FS Journal, journal article "Psychology of Price", August 1961, Box 1 Folder 3, The Jessica Mitford Papers, 1954-1973, Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin

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