Columbia Records, Inc.

Since the founding of the Columbia Graphophone Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in the late 1880s, Columbia Records has pioneered major developments in all areas of the recording industry. Columbia Graphophone's most successful subsidiary, the Columbia Phonograph Company, distributed cylinder recordings and Edison phonographs in the Maryland, Delaware, and Washington, D.C., region. In 1902 Columbia began issuing recorded discs as well as cylinders, and in 1904 it introduced the double-sided disc. In 1935, after CBS acquired the company, its name was changed to Columbia Recording Corporation. That name was changed to Columbia Records, Inc., in 1947, a year before CBS introduced the 33 1/3 rpm long-playing record (LP). In 1988 Columbia was acquired by Sony.

From the description of Columbia Records paperwork collection, 1923-1964 (bulk 1950-1964). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 48893164

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