Motion Pictures 1894 to 1912 (1953)

experience in working with these early motion pic- tures and he is also familiar with the organization of the records of the Copyright Office. The preparation of the catalog for printing was principally the work of the staff of the Cumulative Section of the Cataloging Division of the Copyright Office. Mr. Walls reviewed all entries after they were transcribed from the record books and assisted in editing them by adding in brackets, whenever he could do so without additional research, explana- tory information in those cases in which the titles are not fully self-explanatory. Except for these bracketed phrases the information appearing in the entries in the catalog is that on record in the Copyright Office. In the case of each entry the name of the copy- right claimant is that given in the record book. Any information relating to renewal copyrights or to subsequent changes of ownership recorded in the Copyright Office can be ascertained upon re- quest and upon payment to the Register of Copy- rights of the fee specified in the law for the conduct of a search of the records. In addition, informa- tion relating to renewal copyrights can be secured by referring to the issue of the Catalog of Copyright Entries covering renewal registrations for the par- ticular class of work during the renewal period. In the Claimant Index the name of each claim- ant is given in the fullest form on record in the Copyright Office with cross-references from vari- ant forms. Full information in regard to the con- tent of the entries in the main section and in the index will be found in the section, How To Use This Catalog, p. X. VI