WHAT THE FROST DOES: BACKGROUND FOR READING AND EXPRESSION
t Instructional Films, 1953. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: While waiting for the time to pick a growing pumpkin, a young farm boy observes seasonal changes and learns about the effects of frost. Designed for nature instruction in primary grades. Credits: Educational collaborator, Helen A. Murphy
Registration MP3591 No renewal found
- Term began
- 1953-05-18
- Claimant
- John Smart
- Class
- MP — published motion picture other than a photoplay (numbering series begun Jan. 1950)
- Finding
- no renewal entry found for 1980-1982 or in the Copyright Office renewal records 1978-2025
- In the public domain since
- 1 January 1982 (end of the 28th year, no renewal)
A renewal would have appeared in the Copyright Office's renewal registrations 27 to 29 years after the term began. Those volumes are loaded and no matching renewal was found. A work published 1931–1963 that was not renewed entered the public domain at the end of its 28th year.
A renewal had to be filed in the 28th year and would be listed in the 1980 or 1981 volume; volumes searched: 1980, 1981, 1982.
Catalog entry
Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Parts 12–13: Motion Pictures, 1953, Internet Archive catalogofcopyrig371213lib (OCR text), lines 24066–24079.
READING AND EXPRESSION. Coronet In- structional Films, 1953. 11 min., sd., b&w, 16mm. Summary: While waiting for the time to pick a growing pumpkin, a young farm boy observes seasonal changes and learns about the effects of frost. Designed for nature in- struction in primary grades. Credits: Educational collaborator, Helen A. Murphy. © John Smart; 18May53; MP3591.
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