Copyright registrations for 1967

Copyright registrations from 1967 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.

1967 original copyrights could have renewals filed in 1994 and 1995 (see the Copyright Office database for registrations for these years), but they automatically renewed even if no renewal was filed. Original copyrights for 1967 renewals date from 1939 and 1940. 1939 copyrights could also be renewed in 1966, and 1940 copyrights could also be renewed in 1968. 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 (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 1967
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 39,646
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 2,468
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 274
Total 42,388
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 921
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 3,877
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1967
Books, pamphlets, and serials manufactured in the United States 38,384
Books manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 2,297
Books in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 288
Total 40,969
Contributions to newspapers and periodicals 888
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 4,125
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-December 1967
Periodicals manufactured in the United States 80,175
Periodicals manufactured abroad (except those registered for ad interim copyright) 474
Periodicals in the English language registered for ad interim copyright 556
Total 81,205
Renewals 3,661
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1967
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 552
Class D: Domestic published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 149
Class D: Foreign published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 74
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,557
Dramatic works registered in class A 62
Total 2,394
Renewals, Classes C and D 464
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1967
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 478
Class D: Domestic published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 160
Class D: Foreign published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 38
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,310
Dramatic works registered in class A 82
Total 2,068
Renewals, Classes C and D 482
Copyright Registrations of Music, January-June 1967
Domestic published musical compositions 7,595
Foreign published musical compositions 4,574
Unpublished music 29,577
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 88
Music and books about music registered in class A 512
Total 42,346
Renewals 5,168
Copyright Registrations of Music, July-December 1967
Domestic published musical compositions 6,946
Foreign published musical compositions 4,280
Unpublished music 27,873
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 100
Music and books about music registered in class A 532
Total 39,731
Renewals 4,856
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1967
Class F: Domestic published maps 1,720
Class F: Foreign published maps 5
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 73
Total 1,798
Renewals 76
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1967
Class F: Domestic published maps 1,131
Class F: Foreign published maps 31
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 69
Total 1,231
Renewals 40
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1967
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art 1,881
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art 46
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 665
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art 1,297
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art 67
Class I: Published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 180
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 154
Class J: Published photographs 319
Class J: Unpublished photographs 175
Class K: Domestic prints and pictorial illustrations 1,396
Class K: Foreign prints and pictorial illustrations 2
Total 6,182
Renewals, Class G 23
Renewals, Class H 41
Renewals, Class I 36
Renewals, Class J 94
Renewals, Class K 105
Total renewals 299
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1967
Class G: Domestic published works of art and designs for works of art 1,757
Class G: Foreign published works of art and designs for works of art 24
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 560
Class H: Domestic published reproductions of works of art 1,490
Class H: Foreign published reproductions of works of art 39
Class I: Published drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 211
Class I: Unpublished drawings or sculptural works of a scientific or technical character 118
Class J: Published photographs 272
Class J: Unpublished photographs 125
Class K: Domestic prints and pictorial illustrations 1,537
Class K: Foreign prints and pictorial illustrations 3
Total 6,136
Renewals, Class G 37
Renewals, Class H 49
Renewals, Class I 6
Renewals, Class J 38
Renewals, Class K 191
Total renewals 321
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1967
Domestic published commercial prints and labels 3,058
Foreign published commercial prints and labels 17
Total 3,075
Renewals 33
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1967
Domestic published commercial prints and labels 3,136
Foreign published commercial prints and labels 34
Total 3,170
Renewals 74
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1967
Class L: Domestic published motion picture photoplays 850
Class L: Foreign published motion picture photoplays 2
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 62
Class M: Domestic published motion pictures other than photoplays 444
Class M: Foreign published motion pictures other than photoplays 0
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 87
Filmstrips registered in Class A 14
Filmstrips registered in Class J 276
Total 1,735
Renewals: Classes L and M 430
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1967
Class L: Domestic published motion picture photoplays 627
Class L: Foreign published motion picture photoplays 5
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 50
Class M: Domestic published motion pictures other than photoplays 666
Class M: Foreign published motion pictures other than photoplays 0
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 51
Filmstrips registered in Class A 95
Filmstrips registered in Class J 203
Total 1,697
Renewals: Classes L and M 612

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 John Mark Ockerbloom (with microfilm loaned from the Free Library of Philadelphia), by Penn's Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (with volumes loaned from Stanford), 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.)