THE CATALOG OF COPYRIGHT ENTRIES
Registrations from 1929 to 1949
This page contains links to copyright registration records
in the Catalog of Copyright Entries
and other sources, from 1929 to 1949.
Original copyrights from these years may still be in force if they were
renewed, or if they were exempt from renewal requirements.
Copyrights from earlier years that were renewed during this
time period have expired in the US.
See this page for more details.
More recent copyright registrations
(from 1950 and later) are also
available via this site, as are historic
registrations from 1928 and earlier (all of which have by
now expired).
Below we link to scans of the volumes, provided by
Google and the Internet Archive. In some cases, more than one
scan of a volume exists.
Let me know if you want me to search for or link additional copies.
(since not all the volumes below scanned perfectly).
Note that the catalog sometimes lags behind registrations; for instance,
a copyright registered late in 1929 might not appear in the catalog until
a 1930 volume.
- 1929:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-99)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 100-153)
- Part
1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers or
Periodicals, Lectures, Sermons, Addresses for Oral Delivery, Maps (Nos.
1-8 of 12)
- Part
1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers or
Periodicals, Lectures, Sermons, Addresses for Oral Delivery, Maps (Nos.
9-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures (bound with 1930)
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1928)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-6)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 7-12)
- Part
4: Works of Art; Reproductions of Works of Art; Scientific and Technical
Drawings and Plastic Works; Photographs; Prints and Illustrations (bound with 1928)
- 1930:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-100)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 101-155)
- Part
1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers or
Periodicals, Lectures, Sermons, Addresses for Oral Delivery, Maps (Nos.
1-8)
- Part
1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Leaflets, Contributions to Newspapers or
Periodicals, Lectures, Sermons, Addresses for Oral Delivery, Maps (Nos.
9-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures (bound with 1929)
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1931)
- Part 3: Musical compositions
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1931)
- 1931:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-60)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 61-122)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 123-152)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-7)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 8-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures (bound with 1932)
- Part 2: Periodicals
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1930)
- 1932:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-61)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 62-111)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 112-153)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-7)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 8-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures (bound with 1931)
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1933)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1933 and 1934)
- 1933:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-56)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 57-117)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 118-147)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures (bound with 1934)
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1932)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-9)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 10-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1932 and 1934)
- 1934:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-84)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 85-155)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures (bound with 1933)
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1935)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1932 and 1933)
- 1935:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-67)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 68-126)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 127-155)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1934)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-9)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 10-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1936 and 1937)
- 1936:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-48)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 49-112)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 113-155)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-7)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 8-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1937)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1935 and 1937)
- 1937:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 1-60)
- Part 1, Group 1: Books (Nos. 61-112)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-7)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 8-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1936)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-9)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 10-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1935 and 1936)
- 1938:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-8)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 9-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures (bound with 1939)
- Part 2: Periodicals
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-9)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 10-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1939 and 1940)
- 1939:
- 1940:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 1-5)
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Lectures, Maps (Nos. 6-12)
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions; Motion Pictures
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound with 1941)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 1-5)
- Part 3: Musical compositions (Nos. 6-12)
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc. (bound with 1938 and 1939)
- 1941:
- 1942:
- 1943:
- 1944:
- 1945:
- 1946:
- Part 1, Group 1: Books
- Part 1, Group 2: Pamphlets, Contributions to Periodicals, Maps
- Part 1, Group 3: Dramatic Compositions, Lectures, Motion Pictures
- Part 2: Periodicals (bound after 1947 book and pamphlet registrations, and with 1947 periodical registrations)
- Part 3, Group 1: Unpublished musical compositions
- Part 3, Groups 1 and 2 Title Index
- Part 3, Groups 2 and 3: Published Music and Renewals
- Part 4: Works of Art. Etc.
- 1947:
- Parts 1A, 1B, and 2: Books; Pamphlets, Serials, Contributions to Periodicals; Periodicals (bound together, and with 1946 periodicals registrations)
- Parts 3 and 4: Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery
- Part 5A: Published Music (January-June 1947)
- Part 5A: Published Music (July-December 1947)
- Part 5B: Unpublished Music
- Part 6: Maps (bound with 1948 and 1949)
- Part 7-11A: Works of Art, Etc. (bound with 1948 and 1949)
- Part 11B: Commercial Prints and Labels (bound with 1948 and 1949)
- Part 12 and 13: Motion Pictures (bound with 1948, 1949, and 1950)
- Part 14A: Renewals for Literature, Art, Film
- Part 14B: Renewals for Music
- 1948:
- 1949:
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