Copyright registrations for 1960

Copyright registrations from 1960 are available from this page. Registrations were classified by category, with renewals included in the same volume as original registration in most cases.

The following types of records are available here:

A guide to abbreviations used in the records is now available, as are some summary statistics.

1960 original copyrights were due to be renewed in 1987 and 1988 (see the Copyright Office database for registrations for these years.) Original copyrights for 1960 renewals date from 1932 and 1933. 1932 copyrights could also be renewed in 1959, and 1933 copyrights could also be renewed in 1961. To find out more about researching copyright renewals, see this page.

To see if a book can go online, you may have to check not only the "Books" category, but also the "periodicals" category, if parts of the book first appeared in a periodical, and the "artwork" category if you want to scan any of the illustrations. If the book is a play, or a set of lectures or addresses, check the "Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery" category too.

Books and Contributions to periodicals: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Part 1 (Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Periodicals: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Part 2 (Periodicals) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Drama: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 3-4 (Drama and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Music: Original registrations and renewals

Maps: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Part 6 (Maps and Atlases) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Artwork: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for parts 7-11A (Works of Art; Reproductions of Works of Art; Scientific and Technical Drawings; Photographic Works; Prints and Pictorial Illustrations) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Commercial prints and labels: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for part 11B (Commercial Prints and Labels) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Motion pictures and filmstrips: Original registrations and renewals

The volumes for Parts 12 and 13 (Motion Pictures and Filmstrips) were published semiannually, and included both original and renewal registrations.

Summary statistics

Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, January-June 1960
Books, pamphlets, and serials published in the United States 29,442
Books in foreign languages published abroad 2,079
Books in the English language first published abroad 313
Total 31,834
Contributions to periodicals 1,793
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 2,504
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations for Books, Pamphlets, Serials, and Contributions to Periodicals, July-December 1960
Books, pamphlets, and serials published in the United States 26,356
Books in foreign languages published abroad 1,782
Books in the English language first published abroad 324
Total 28,462
Contributions to periodicals 1,683
Renewals: Books, pamphlets, and serials 1,605
Renewals: Contributions to periodicals [not given in Part 1]
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, January-June 1960
Periodicals 34,046
Renewals 2,560
Copyright Registrations of Periodicals, July-December 1960
Periodicals 31,247
Renewals 1,842
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, January-June 1960
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 434
Class D: Published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 236
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,080
Dramas registered in Class A 35
Dramas registered in Class BB 1
Total 1,786
Renewals, Classes C and D 344
Copyright Registrations of Dramas and Works Prepared for Oral Delivery, July-December 1960
Class C: Lectures and other works prepared for oral delivery 338
Class D: Published dramatic and dramatico-musical works 289
Class D: Unpublished dramatic and dramatico-musical works 1,066
Dramas registered in Class A 43
Total 1,736
Renewals, Classes C and D 249
Copyright Registrations of Music, January-June 1960
Musical compositions published in the United States 5,646
Musical compositions published outside the United States 4,041
Unpublished music 23,233
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 81
Music registered in class A 235
Total 33,236
Renewals 5,152
Copyright Registrations of Music, July-December 1960
Musical compositions published in the United States 5,344
Musical compositions published outside the United States 3,281
Unpublished music 21,982
Dramatico-musical compositions registered in class D 60
Music registered in class A 256
Total 30,923
Renewals 4,332
Copyright Registrations for Maps, January-June 1960
Class F: Maps published in the United States 988
Class F: Maps published outside the United States 2
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 33
Total 1,023
Renewals 44
Copyright Registrations for Maps, July-December 1960
Class F: Maps published in the United States 806
Class F: Maps published outside the United States 9
Maps and atlases registered in Class A 32
Total 847
Renewals 5
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, January-June 1960
Class G: Published works of art and designs for works of art 1,944
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 731
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 1,346
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 230
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or technical character 190
Class J: Published photographs 223
Class J: Unpublished photographs 203
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,788
Total 6,655
Renewals, Class G 19
Renewals, Class J 5
Renewals, Class K 85
Total renewals 109
Copyright Registrations for Artwork, July-December 1960
Class G: Published works of art and designs for works of art 1,928
Class G: Unpublished works of art and designs for works of art 636
Class H: Reproductions of works of art 1,533
Class I: Published drawings or plastic works of a scientific or techn ical character 141
Class I: Unpublished drawings or plastic works of a scientific or tec hnical character 190
Class J: Published photographs 155
Class J: Unpublished photographs 88
Class K: Prints and pictorial illustrations 1,435
Total 6,106
Renewals, Class G 36
Renewals, Class I 3
Renewals, Class J 14
Renewals, Class K 65
Total renewals 118
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, January-June 1960
Commercial prints and labels 4,331
Renewals 52
Copyright Registrations for Commercial Prints and Labels, July-December 1960
Commercial prints and labels 3,724
Renewals 27
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, January-June 1960
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 1,431
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 9
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 327
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 74
Filmstrips registered in Class A 52
Filmstrips registered in Class J 284
Total 2,177
Renewals: Classes L and M 581
Copyright Registrations for Motion Pictures and Filmstrips, July-December 1960
Class L: Published motion picture photoplays 1,264
Class L: Unpublished motion picture photoplays 6
Class M: Published motion pictures other than photoplays 733
Class M: Unpublished motion pictures other than photoplays 88
Filmstrips registered in Class A 51
Filmstrips registered in Class J 169
Total 2,311
Renewals: Classes L and M 467

The above figures show original and renewal registrations for the categories shown above for the time periods shown, but do not necessarily represent the exact number of entries in these issues of the Catalog.

Catalog pages for this year were scanned by the Copyright Office, by Google, by the Universal Library Project, by Penn's Schoenberg Center for Electronic Text and Image (with volumes loaned from Stanford), by John Mark Ockerbloom (with microfilm loaned from the Free Library of Philadelphia), and by Greg Weeks. If you would like to contribute better copies, email onlinebooks@pobox.upenn.edu. (Please don't send any images by email unless I ask for them.)