[78-L] Research Question: Jim Walsh

Don Chichester dnjchi78 at live.com
Tue Feb 23 16:00:05 PST 2010


Glad to help.

Don
 
> From: gdkimball at cox.net
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:45:53 -0500
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Research Question: Jim Walsh
> 
> Thanks, Don! The Library of Congress material should be my starting point, 
> but it may give me citations that I'll query you about.
> 
> Gregg
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Don Chichester" <dnjchi78 at live.com>
> To: <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 11:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [78-L] Research Question: Jim Walsh
> 
> 
> >
> > I own an almost complete set of Hobbies magazine from before 1940, in 
> > which Jim Walsh wrote his monthly column and other articles for record 
> > collectors. I live in Roanoke VA, a few miles from Walsh's home in 
> > Vinton; I pass it about three times a week. Contact off-list with any 
> > questions.
> >
> > Don Chichester
> >
> >> From: gdkimball at cox.net
> >> To: 78-l at 78online.com
> >> Date: Tue, 23 Feb 2010 08:25:06 -0500
> >> Subject: [78-L] Research Question: Jim Walsh
> >>
> >> Hello everyone,
> >>
> >> I am doing some research to try to determine the extent and operations of
> >> the "Richmond Territory" in the late 1920s ans early 1930s, as described 
> >> in
> >> Talking Machine World. That is, the business region surrounding Richmond,
> >> Virginia, to which Richmond record and victrola dealers were selling. I
> >> made copies of many articles related to the Virginia trade from TMW a 
> >> number
> >> of years ago. I am also working through some newspaper sources in 
> >> Virginia.
> >>
> >> In poking around the internet, I saw Tim Gracyk's interesting article on 
> >> Jim
> >> Walsh, which mentioned his article "Selling Records in a Mountain Town,"
> >> published in the September 1929 issue of TMW. I intend to go look at
> >> Walsh's papers at the Library of Congress, but I know he published
> >> extensively. Could anyone here identify other "must read" articles that
> >> Walsh wrote describing his record selling experiences in Virginia?
> >>
> >> Any other ideas for research would be welcome.
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance,
> >>
> >> Gregg Kimball
> >>
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