Collectibles provenance desk

U.S. Copyright Office

Find copyright registration and official circulars.

Collectibles provenance desk: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

CPSC recalls

Check published consumer-product recall notices.

Collectibles provenance desk: Read the dataset definition, reporting period and limitations before comparing numbers.

National Archives

Find U.S. archival research resources and original records.

Collectibles provenance desk: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

National Endowment for the Humanities

Find humanities program and educational resources.

Collectibles provenance desk: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Anime Expo

Use official convention and exhibitor information and check the current schedule.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

Comic-Con International

Use the organizer's official convention information; current dates are not assumed.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

Getty Research Institute

Use art-historical research resources and check reuse permissions.

Collectibles provenance desk: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.

Licensing Expo

Find official exhibitor and current-event information; no date is inferred.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

Licensing International

Find licensing-industry professional resources.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

Smithsonian Open Access

Find open-access collection items and check the item's own reuse terms.

Collectibles provenance desk: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art collection

Research art records and distinguish public-domain assets from other images.

Collectibles provenance desk: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.

National Endowment for the Arts

Find U.S. arts program and research information.

Collectibles provenance desk: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

USPTO trademark resources

Start trademark research and verify filing information.

Collectibles provenance desk: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Harvard Art Museums collections

Use museum collection records for provenance research.

Collectibles provenance desk: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.

Authors Guild

Find authors' professional, contract and rights resources.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

High Point Market exhibitor directory

Research furniture market exhibitors; consult individual businesses for terms.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use the finder to locate the responsible provider; confirm availability and eligibility with that provider.

International Game Developers Association

Find game-development professional resources.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

Writers Guild of America West

Find professional screenwriting and rights resources.

Collectibles provenance desk: Use professional guidance to structure questions; membership is not proof of an individual provider’s quality.

Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Find Canadian intellectual-property services and education.

Collectibles provenance desk: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Canada Council for the Arts

Find Canadian arts programs and professional resources.

Collectibles provenance desk: Check jurisdiction and the responsible office before applying a rule to your own record.

Royal Ontario Museum

Find art and cultural collection research resources.

Collectibles provenance desk: Record item identifiers, provenance and item-specific rights before reusing an image or text.