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U.S. Copyright Office Completes Digitization of Over 25,000 Copyright Historical Record Books
Issue No. 1099 - November 5, 2026
The Copyright Office today announced that 25,238 bound copyright historical record books are now digitized in the Copyright Historical Record Books Collection. “The Copyright Office’s Historical Record Books Collection provides an important snapshot of the culture of the United States over the years, through the lens of copyright authorship and ownership,” said Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter. “Today’s milestone in completing their digitization ensures these records are preserved for the future and accessible to anyone, anywhere.”
The Copyright Historical Record Books Collection contains over 21.7 million images of copyright applications and other records bound in books dating from 1870 to 1977 and serves as a digital preview of the physical collection. In the future, the Office plans to incorporate the digitized historical record books into the Office’s Copyright Public Records System (CPRS) to make individual records easier to search.
More information on the Office’s efforts to secure and preserve historical records through digitization can be found on the Historical Public Records Program webpage.
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