Tony Schmidt oral history recording on Rodgers Instruments
Media
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