Copyright registrations for 1964

Copyright registrations from 1964 are available from this page. Registrations were classified by category, with renewals included in the same volume as original registration in most cases.

The following types of records are available here:

A guide to abbreviations used in the records is now available, as are some summary statistics.

1964 original copyrights could have renewals filed in 1991 and 1992 (see the Copyright Office database for registrations for these years), but they automatically renewed even if no renewal was filed. Original copyrights for 1964 renewals date from 1936 and 1937. 1936 copyrights could also be renewed in 1963, and 1937 copyrights could also be renewed in 1965. To find out more about researching copyright renewals, see this page.

To see if a book can go online, you may have to check not only the "Books" category, but also the "periodicals" category, if parts of the book first appeared in a periodical, and the "artwork" category if you want to scan any of the illustrations. If the book is a play, or a set of lectures or addresses, check the "Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery" category too.

Books and Contributions to periodicals: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Part 1 (Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Periodicals: Original registrations and renewals

The annual volume for part 2 (Periodicals) included both original and renewal registrations.

Drama: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 3-4 (Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Music: Original registrations and renewals

Maps: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Part 6 (Maps and Atlases) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Artwork: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for parts 7-11A (Works of Art; Reproductions of Works of Art; Scientific and Technical Drawings; Photographic Works; Prints and Pictorial Illustrations) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Commercial prints and labels: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for part 11B (Commercial Prints and Labels) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Motion pictures and filmstrips: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 12 and 13 (Motion Pictures and Filmstrips) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Summary statistics

Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, January-June 1964
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 35,113
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 2,067
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 391
Total 37,571
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 1,286
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 3,111
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1964
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 34,302
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 1,892
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 289
Total 36,483
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 1,180
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 2,474
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-December 1964
Periodicals manufactured in the United States 76,750
Periodicals manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copy right) 451
Periodicals in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 221
Total 77,422
Renewals 3,975
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1964
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 629
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published in the United States 153
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published abroad 73
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,430
Dramas registered in Class A 48
Total 2,333
Renewals, Classes C and D 460
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1964
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 374
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published in the United States 235
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published abroad 25
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,427
Dramas registered in Class A 61
Total 2,122
Renewals, Classes C and D 448
Copyright Registrations of Music, January-June 1964
Musical compositions published in the United States 6,741
Musical compositions published abroad 4,436
Unpublished music 27,639
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 55
Music and books about music registered in class A 415
Total 39,286
Renewals 5,084
Copyright Registrations of Music, July-December 1964
Musical compositions published in the United States 7,289
Musical compositions published abroad 4,017
Unpublished music 27,334
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 67
Music and books about music registered in class A 337
Total 39,044
Renewals 4,950
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1964
Class F: Maps published in the United States 1032
Class F: Maps published abroad 4
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 50
Total 1086
Renewals 80
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1964
Class F: Maps published in the United States 1,729
Class F: Maps published abroad 7
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 129
Total 1,865
Renewals 30
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1964
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published in the United States 2,494
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published abroad 64
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 827
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 1,740
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 229
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 250
Class J: Published photographs 299
Class J: Unpublished photographs 300
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,686
Total 7,889
Renewals, Class G 26
Renewals, Class H 2
Renewals, Class I 4
Renewals, Class J 212
Renewals, Class K 145
Total renewals 389
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1964
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published in the United States 2,363
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published abroad 9
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 597
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 1,864
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 344
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 314
Class J: Published photographs 287
Class J: Unpublished photographs 118
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,341
Total 7,237
Renewals, Class G 20
Renewals, Class H 4
Renewals, Class I 6
Renewals, Class J 283
Renewals, Class K 63
Total renewals 376
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1964
Commercial prints and labels published in the United States 3,572
Commercial prints and labels published abroad 0
Total 3,572
Renewals 133
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1964
Commercial prints and labels published in the United States 3,500
Commercial prints and labels published abroad 0
Total 3,500
Renewals 109
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1964
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 1,524
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 8
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 506
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 101
Filmstrips registered in Class A 72
Filmstrips registered in Class J 381
Total 2,592
Renewals: Classes L and M 515
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1964
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 1,133
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 10
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 396
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 57
Filmstrips registered in Class A 53
Filmstrips registered in Class J 193
Total 1,842
Renewals: Classes L and M 456

The above figures show original and renewal registrations for the categories shown above for the time periods shown, but do not necessarily represent the exact number of entries in these issues of the Catalog.

Catalog pages for this year were scanned by the Copyright Office, by Google, by the Universal Library Project, by Penn's Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (with volumes loaned from Stanford), by John Mark Ockerbloom (with microfilm loaned from the Free Library of Philadelphia), and by Greg Weeks, with some corrected scans provided by Philip Harper. If you would like to contribute better copies, email onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu. (Please don't send any images by email unless I ask for them.)