Copyright registrations for 1965

Copyright registrations from 1965 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.

1965 original copyrights could have renewals filed in 1992 and 1993 (see the Copyright Office database for registrations for these years), but they automatically renewed even if no renewal was filed. Original copyrights for 1965 renewals date from 1937 and 1938. 1937 copyrights could also be renewed in 1964, and 1938 copyrights could also be renewed in 1966. 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 1965
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 36,523
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 2,231
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 293
Total 39,047
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 916
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 3,397
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1965
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 33,629
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 2,088
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 395
Total 36,112
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 980
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 3,212
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-December 1965
Periodicals manufactured in the United States 77,634
Periodicals manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 499
Periodicals in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 603
Total 78,736
Renewals 4,249
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1965
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 474
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published in the United States 158
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published abroad 81
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,379
Dramas registered in Class A 69
Total 2,161
Renewals, Classes C and D 346
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1965
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 448
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published in the United States 143
Class D: Dramatic and dramatico-musical works published abroad 55
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,330
Dramatic works registered in Class A 43
Total 2,019
Renewals, Classes C and D 515
Copyright Registrations of Music, January-June 1965
Musical compositions pubished in the United States 7,557
Musical compositions pubished abroad 3,829
Unpublished music 30,928
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 84
Music and books about music registered in class A 495
Total 42,893
Renewals 5,021
Copyright Registrations of Music, July-December 1965
Musical compositions pubished in the United States 7,121
Musical compositions pubished abroad 3,527
Unpublished music 27,913
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 83
Music and books about music registered in class A 459
Total 39,103
Renewals 4,895
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1965
Class F: Maps published in the United States 1525
Class F: Maps published abroad 2
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 61
Total 1588
Renewals 55
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1965
Class F: Maps published in the United States 1059
Class F: Maps published abroad 7
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 54
Total 1120
Renewals 57
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1965
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published in the United States 2,106
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published abroad 35
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 633
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 1,382
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 342
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 240
Class J: Published photographs 314
Class J: Unpublished photographs 142
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,588
Total 6,782
Renewals, Class G 37
Renewals, Class H 0
Renewals, Class I 3
Renewals, Class J 227
Renewals, Class K 3
Total renewals 270
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1965
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published in the United States 2,268
Class G: Works of art and designs for works of art published abroad 65
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 530
Class H: Reproductions of works of art published in the United States 1,482
Class H: Reproductions of works of art published abroad 16
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 263
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 176
Class J: Published photographs 204
Class J: Unpublished photographs 133
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,651
Total 6,788
Renewals, Class G 19
Renewals, Class H 0
Renewals, Class I 6
Renewals, Class J 574
Renewals, Class K 83
Total renewals 682
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1965
Commercial prints and labels published in the United States 4,010
Commercial prints and labels published abroad 0
Total 4,010
Renewals 105
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1965
Commercial prints and labels published in the United States 2,995
Commercial prints and labels published abroad 0
Total 2,995
Renewals 46
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1965
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 1,364
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 28
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 645
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 119
Filmstrips registered in Class A 75
Filmstrips registered in Class J 291
Total 2,522
Renewals: Classes L and M 519
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1965
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 1,229
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 26
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 410
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 25
Filmstrips registered in Class A 20
Filmstrips registered in Class J 128
Total 1,838
Renewals: Classes L and M 886

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 (with one corrected scan contributed by Philip Harper), 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, email onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu. (Please don't send any images by email unless I ask for them.)