Tony Schmidt oral history recording on Rodgers Instruments

Title

Tony Schmidt oral history recording on Rodgers Instruments

Description

An audio recording of an oral history of Tony Schmidt on the Silicon Forest and Rodgers Instruments, a digital music organ company. Topics include: his education as an accountant; the culture at Rodgers; working his way up from Accounting Manager to Chief Financial Officer beginning in 1989; the relationship between Rodgers and Roland Corporation; the origins of the Rodgers company in 1958; technological advancements in electronic organ design; environmental compliance issues; the market for organs centered on churches; changes to traffic and the landscape of Washington County between the 1980s-2000s as technology companies grew; and other topics. There is a transcript of this interview.

Creator

Schmidt, Tony

Is Part Of

High Tech collection

Subject

Washington County (Or.) -- History
High technology

Place

Washington County (Or.)

Extent

5 sound files (1 hr., 4 min.)

Language

English

Identifier

WCM_OH_343

Rights

In Copyright
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Source

Five Oaks Museum

Contributor

Leotti, Sandy

Format

MP3

Type

Sound