Copyright registrations for 1966

Copyright registrations from 1966 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.

1966 original copyrights could have renewals filed in 1993 and 1994 (see the Copyright Office database for registrations for these years), but they automatically renewed even if no renewal was filed. Original copyrights for 1966 renewals date from 1938 and 1939. 1938 copyrights could also be renewed in 1965, and 1939 copyrights could also be renewed in 1967. 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

A single annual volume for Part 2 (Periodicals) included both original and renewal registrations.

Drama: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 3-4 (Dramas 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 1966
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 37,836
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 2,539
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 315
Total 40,690
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 738
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 4,015
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1966
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 36,350
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 1,902
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 313
Total 38,565
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 776
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 3,445
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-December 1966
Periodicals manufactured in the United States 77,430
Periodicals manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 434
Periodicals in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 437
Total 78,301
Renewals 4,096
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1966
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 464
Class D: Domestic published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 146
Class D: Foreign published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 91
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,452
Dramatic works registered in class A 105
Total 2,258
Renewals, Classes C and D 414
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1966
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 444
Class D: Domestic published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 186
Class D: Foreign published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 41
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,364
Dramatic works registered in class A 70
Total 2,105
Renewals, Classes C and D 490
Copyright Registrations of Music, January-June 1966
Published musical compositions other than those below 7,316
Musical compositions first published outside the United States, the authors of which are neither citizens nor domiciliaries of the United States 3,967
Unpublished music 27,178
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 69
Music and books about music registered in class A 444
Total 38,974
Renewals 5,392
Copyright Registrations for Music, July-December 1966
Published musical compositions other than those below 6,718
Musical compositions first published outside the United States, the authors of which are neither citizens nor domiciliaries of the United States 3,550
Unpublished music 27,160
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 88
Music and books about music registered in class A 512
Total 38,028
Renewals 4,757
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1966
Class F: Domestic published maps 865
Class F: Foreign published maps 2
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 52
Total 919
Renewals 44
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1966
Class F: Domestic published maps 1,110
Class F: Foreign published maps 6
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 42
Total 1,158
Renewals 48
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1966
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art 1,685
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art 23
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 592
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art 1,026
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art 73
Class I: Published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 239
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 189
Class J: Published photographs 229
Class J: Unpublished photographs 111
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,429
Total 5,596
Renewals, Class G 22
Renewals, Class H 7
Renewals, Class I 9
Renewals, Class J 138
Renewals, Class K 68
Total renewals 244
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1966
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art 1,799
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art 31
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 433
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art 1,199
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art 24
Class I: Published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 201
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 161
Class J: Published photographs 145
Class J: Unpublished photographs 83
Class K: Domestic prints and pictorial illustrations 1,308
Class K: Foreign prints and pictorial illustrations 35
Total 5,419
Renewals, Class G 10
Renewals, Class H 27
Renewals, Class I 10
Renewals, Class J 99
Renewals, Class K 72
Total renewals 218
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1966
Domestic published commercial prints and labels 3,292
Foreign published commercial prints and labels 0
Total 3,292
Renewals 78
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1966
Domestic published commercial prints and labels 2,791
Foreign published commercial prints and labels 0
Total 2,791
Renewals 46
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1966
Class L: Domestic published motion picture photoplays 686
Class L: Foreign published motion picture photoplays 4
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 40
Class M: Domestic published motion pictures other than photoplays 426
Class M: Foreign published motion pictures other than photoplays 1
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 45
Filmstrips registered in Class A 48
Filmstrips registered in Class J 247
Total 1,497
Renewals: Classes L and M 516
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1966
Class L: Domestic published motion picture photoplays 849
Class L: Foreign published motion picture photoplays 3
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 6
Class M: Domestic published motion pictures other than photoplays 356
Class M: Foreign published motion pictures other than photoplays 0
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 39
Filmstrips registered in Class A 76
Filmstrips registered in Class J 593
Total 1,922
Renewals: Classes L and M 712

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, email onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu. (Please don't send any images by email unless I ask for them.)