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I have been trying to figure out how the recording companies informed the various retail outlets about what ethnic recordings they had for sale. I assume that at least by the 1920s companies, such as Victor and Columbia, had catalogues similar to the ones that they issued for their regular recordings. In fact, the 1923 Catalogue of Victor Records suggests that if one wants more information on their Hebrew and Italian recordings they should look at the Hebrew Catalogue and Italian Catalogue. I have looked for these catalogues online, but I have not found anything. My questions include the following: How did the companies inform the retail outlets about what they had for sale? If they issued catalogues for the various ethnic groups, for which groups did they issue the catalogues? When did they start issuing catalogues for anybody and for whom? Most importantly, is it possible to get an ethnic catalogue, if such a thing existed, from you? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Eric Byron