Tony Schmidt oral history recording on Rodgers Instruments
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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.
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Extent
5 sound files (1 hr., 4 min.)
Language
English
Identifier
WCM_OH_343
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In Copyright
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Source
Contributor
Leotti, Sandy
Format
MP3
Type
Sound