Copyright registrations for 1963

Selected copyright registrations from 1963 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:

Books and Submissions to Periodicals (72,384 original registrations; more than 4,850 renewals)
Renewals for Periodicals (29 catalog pages)
Drama and Works prepared for oral delivery (3,764 original registrations; 811 renewals)
Renewals for Maps and atlases (3 catalog pages)
Renewals for Artwork and photographs (8 catalog pages)
Commercial prints and labels (7,054 original registrations; 158 renewals)
Motion pictures and filmstrips (4,227 original registrations; 1,121 renewals)

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

1963 original copyrights were due to be renewed in 1990 and 1991 (see the Copyright Office database for registrations for these years.) Original copyrights for 1963 renewals date from 1935 and 1936. 1935 copyrights could also be renewed in 1962, and 1936 copyrights could also be renewed in 1964. 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.

Not yet available online are original registrations for periodicals, artwork, maps, and music; and renewals for music. Please let us know if you have or find any of these online.

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.

Part 1: Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, January-June 1963
- Renewals (pp. 919-997; see also a Project Gutenberg transcription)
- Title index (pp. 999-1212)
Part 1: Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1963
- Renewals (pp. 2157-2246; see also a Project Gutenberg transcription)
- Title index (pp. 2247-2461)

Renewals for Periodicals

The following page images are available (all GIFs):

January - June:
- Page 195 (A - Atlantic Reporter (start))
- Page 196 (Atlantic Reporter (cont.) - Comic Tabloid)
- Page 197 (Complete Stories - Good Housekeeping)
- Page 198 (Grade Teacher - Motor Boating (start))
- Page 199 (Motor Boating (cont.) - New York Herald Tribune (start))
- Page 200 (New York Herald Tribune (cont.) - New York Times (start))
- Page 201 (New York Times (cont.))
- Page 202 (New York Times (cont.) - Organist)
- Page 203 (Pacific Reporter - Saturday Review of Literature (start))
- Page 204 (Saturday Review of Literature (cont.) - Southern Reporter (start))
- Page 205 (Southern Reporter (cont.) - Sunset (start))
- Page 206 (Sunset (cont.) - Yale Review)
July - December:
- Page 441 (A - All-Story-Munsey (start))
- Page 442 (All-Story-Munsey (cont.) - Argosy)
- Page 443 (Astounding Stories - Complete Stories)
- Page 444 (Country Gentleman - Dime Sports Magazine (start))
- Page 445 (Dime Sports Magazine (cont.) - G-Men (start))
- Page 446 (G-Men (cont.) - Journal of Experimental Medicine)
- Page 447 (Journal of General Physiology - Motor Boating)
- Page 448 (Mysterious Wu Fang - New York Herald Tribune (start))
- Page 449 (New York Herald Tribune (cont.) - New York Times (start))
- Page 450 (New York Times (cont.) - North Western Reporter (start))
- Page 451 (North Western Reporter (cont.) - Popular Western)
- Page 452 (Psychoanalytic Quarterly - Saturday Review of Literature (start))
- Page 453 (Saturday Review of Literature (cont.) - Southern Reporter (start))
- Page 454 (Southern Reporter (cont.) - Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine)
- Page 455 (Street & Smith's Western Story Magazine (cont.) - This Week (start))
- Page 456 (This Week (cont.) - United States Naval Institute Proceedings (start))
- Page 457 (United States Naval Institute Proceedings (cont.) - Yale Review)

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.

Parts 3-4: Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1963
- Renewals (pp. 37-45) downloadable PDF from a different scan)
- Name Index (pp. 47-66)
Parts 3-4: Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1963
- Renewals (pp. 107-115; see also a downloadable PDF from a different scan)
- Name Index (pp. 117-137)

Renewals for Maps

The following page images are available (as PDFs):

Renewals for Artwork

The following page images are available (as PDFs):

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.

Part 11B: Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1963
- Renewals (pp. 69-70; see also a downloadable PDF from a different scan)
Part 11B: Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1963
- Renewals (p. 135; see also a downloadable PDF from a different scan)

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.

Parts 12-13: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1963
- Renewals (pp. 55-63)
- Name Index (pp. 65-74)
Parts 12-13: Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1963
- Renewals (pp. 119-128)
- Name Index (pp. 129-137)

Selected summary statistics

Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, January-June 1963
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States	32,927
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright)	1,840
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright	405
Total	35,172
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals	1,230
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials	2,262
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals	[not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1963
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States	32,357
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright)	2,015
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright	363
Total	34,735
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals	1,247
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials	2,588
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals	[not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-June 1963
Periodicals manufactured in the United States
Periodicals manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright)
Periodicals in the English language registered for ad interim copyright
Total
Renewals
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, July-December 1963
Periodicals manufactured in the United States
Periodicals manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright)
Periodicals in the English language registered for ad interim copyright
Total
Renewals
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1963
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery	380
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published in the United States	142
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published abroad	54
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works	1,165
Dramas registered in Class A	84
Dramas registered in Class BB	1
Total	1,826
Renewals, Classes C and D	405
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1963
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery	483
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published in the United States	133
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published abroad	88
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works	1,167
Dramas registered in Class A	67
Total	1,938
Renewals, Classes C and D	406
Copyright Registrations of Music, January-June 1963
Domestic published musical compositions
Foreign published musical compositions
Unpublished music
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D
Music and books about music registered in class A
Total
Renewals
Copyright Registrations of Music, July-December 1963
Domestic published musical compositions
Foreign published musical compositions
Unpublished music
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D
Music and books about music registered in class A
Total
Renewals
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1963
Class F: Domestic published maps
Class F: Foreign published maps
Maps and atlases registered in Class A
Total
Renewals
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1963
Class F: Domestic published maps
Class F: Foreign published maps
Maps and atlases registered in Class A
Total
Renewals
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1963
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art
Class I: Published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character
Class J: Published photographs
Class J: Unpublished photographs
Class K: Domestic prints and pictorial illustrations
Class K: Foreign prints and pictorial illustrations
Total
Renewals, Class G
Renewals, Class H
Renewals, Class I
Renewals, Class J
Renewals, Class K
Total renewals
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1963
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art
Class I: Published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character
Class J: Published photographs
Class J: Unpublished photographs
Class K: Domestic prints and pictorial illustrations
Class K: Foreign prints and pictorial illustrations
Total
Renewals, Class G
Renewals, Class H
Renewals, Class I
Renewals, Class J
Renewals, Class K
Total renewals
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1963
Commercial prints and labels published in the United States	3,609
Commercial prints and labels published abroad	0
Total	3,609
Renewals	37
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1963
Commercial prints and labels published in the United States	3,445
Commercial prints and labels published abroad	0
Total	3,445
Renewals	121
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1963
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays	1,302
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays	23
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays	404
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays	51
Filmstrips registered in Class A	29
Filmstrips registered in Class J	171
Total	1,980
Renewals: Classes L and M	566
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1963
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays	1,442
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays	44
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays	454
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays	28
Filmstrips registered in Class A	48
Filmstrips registered in Class J	231
Total	2,247
Renewals: Classes L and M	555

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. If you would like to contribute better copies, or registrations that we don't yet list for 1963, email onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu. (Please don't send any images by email unless I ask for them.)