This volume of the official catalog of copyright entries compiles all renewal registrations recorded by the Library of Congress Copyright Office between January and June of nineteen sixty-five. The work serves as an indispensable reference tool for establishing the copyright status of literary materials published during the relevant prior periods. Entries encompass an extensive range of published works, including books, pamphlets, serial publications, and contributions to periodicals.
The content is organized primarily in an alphabetical sequence based on the names of authors or corporate issuing bodies. For certain categories of works, such as serials, arrangement is determined by title. Each entry provides a comprehensive dual record, detailing both the original registration data and the corresponding renewal registration information.
To facilitate cross-referencing and thorough searches, the catalog interfiles references derived from the names of renewal claimants, joint authors, editors, and various alternative or pseudonymous name forms. This meticulous cross-indexing ensures that researchers can trace complex authorship and ownership histories associated with the registered works.
The publication functions as a public record preserving the administrative history of American literary property rights during the mid-twentieth century. By capturing the formal renewal transactions of the Copyright Office, it provides researchers with the precise historical documentation required for copyright investigations, literary scholarship, and bibliographic verification.
