Finding non-English Records

[ChesterCheetah18]

I can't say I've seen any records of those types in the Columbia International (E) series. That doesn't mean they don't exist though. I do have a Royal Blue Columbia that is Turkish, if I remember correctly, but I can't easily find it.

Steve

[ChesterCheetah18]

And yes, "Bohemian" is, for the most part, Czech.

Steve

[Pathe Logical]

Steve and MisterGramophone --- Maybe you've seen this, but perhaps this will answer some of your questions: https://web.archive.org/web/20210320200 ... series.pdf

[Valecnik]

As would be expected, there were records pressed here in many, many languages. As Carlos mentioned, both Victor and Columbia had domestic "international" series records. German, French, Italian, Spanish, and Polish are probably the most common. I also have Hungarian, "Bohemian", Swedish, Finnish, Lithuanian, Hebrew/Yiddish, Irish and others.
As a suggestion, you may do some research into the area where you are to find out about different ethnic populatins. For instance, I'm my home state of Michigan, the Detroit area probably has the most diverse ethnic population in the state, particularly Arabic, and Farsi speakers. The Upper Peninsula once had a large Welsh and Scandinavian population. The west side of the state had a large Dutch population, and those types of records are easier found there. California had areas with large Asian populatons. There were "pockets" of immigrants all over, so those may be the areas to look into.
Please send me a PM if there's anything you're particularly interested in. I may be able to help.

Steve

How common was Chinese, Persian, and Japanese with the Columbia international series? Also, isn’t “Bohemian” just Czech?

Chinese, Persian and Japanese are not very common. Yes, Bohemian is Czech.

[ChesterCheetah18]

Steve and MisterGramophone --- Maybe you've seen this, but perhaps this will answer some of your questions: https://web.archive.org/web/20210320200 ... series.pdf

I had not seen that. That’s very helpful. Thank you!!

Steve

[MisterGramophone]

Steve and MisterGramophone --- Maybe you've seen this, but perhaps this will answer some of your questions: https://web.archive.org/web/20210320200 ... series.pdf

I had not seen that. That’s very helpful. Thank you!!

Steve

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