Copyright Records

The resources at the following links contain copyright registration and renewal records:

• Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries - Periodicals at the Internet Archive
  • Direct links to specific years:
    1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939
    1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 + 1947 1948 1949
    1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959
    1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
    1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
  • Catalog of Copyright Entries - Pamphlets (this is where one-shots are recorded, like many of the Four-Color comics)
  • All Catalogs of Copyright Entries in reverse chronological order

• U.S. copyright renewal records search

• United States Copyright Catalog (1978 to present)

• First copyright renewals for periodicals

• Copyright Registration and Renewal Records