Edmund Rennolds interview 1 (2004-06-18)
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| Title: | Edmund Rennolds interview 1 (2004-06-18). |
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| Name(s): |
Rennolds, Edmund Addison, 1916-2006, interviewee Hill, Kathryn Colwell, interviewer James Branch Cabell Library. Special Collections and Archives, contributor VCU Libraries, publisher |
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| Type of Resource: |
text sound recording-nonmusical |
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| Genre: |
Text Sound recording Oral history |
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| Date Created: | 2004-06-18 | |
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Interview 1, Track 1: 105.08 MB (57 minutes, 23 seconds); Interview 1, Track 2: 79.26 MB (43 minutes, 17 seconds); Interview 1, Track 3: 70.27 MB (38 minutes, 22 seconds); Interview 1, Track 4: 74.49 MB (40 minutes, 40 seconds); Interview 1, Track 5: 57.81 MB (31 minutes, 34 seconds) Includes transcription of interview in PDF format (41 pages). Track 1, recorded on audio cassette, does not contain the entire interview. Tracks 2-5 were taken from a video recording made at the same time as the audio recording, although track 2 does not begin until approximately 35 minutes into the interview. There is an overlap in content between tracks 1 and 2 of about 20 minutes. The transcription ends approximately 24 minutes into track 3; the last 15 minutes of track 3 were not transcribed. Tracks 4 and 5 were not transcribed. |
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| Digitization Process: | Interview 1, Track 1 originally recorded on audio cassette and transferred to WAV (96 kHz/24 bit) and mp3 files (192 kb/sec) using Sound Forge 8. Interview 1, Tracks 2-5 originally recorded on videotape, then transferred to audio cassette. Audio cassette transferred to WAV (96 kHz/24 bit) and mp3 files (192 kb/sec) using Sound Forge 8. | |
| Abstract/Description: | In this interview, Edmund Addison Rennolds, Jr., discusses the history of the Branch, Rennolds, and Addison families; his early married life; his interest in the architect Andrea Palladio; the effect of the Civil War on family businesses; the founding of the Richmond Symphony; the Mary Anne Rennolds concerts at VCU; the musician and composer John Powell; and involvement with VCU Libraries. | |
| Identifier(s): | CONTENTdm ID: ohi/id/101 (CONTENTdm ID) | |
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About the interviewee: Ned and Mary Anne Rennolds were founders of the Richmond Symphony and sponsors of many local musical programs, including the Mary Anne Rennolds Concert Series at VCU. Mr. Rennolds was co-founder of the brokerage firm Branch & Co. He was President of the Center for Palladian Studies in America and the James Branch Cabell Associates, and a life-long student of history and architecture. |
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| Subject(s): |
City/State: Richmond (Va.) Virginia Commonwealth University Richmond Symphony -- History Palladio, Andrea, 1508-1580 -- Influence Powell, John, 1882-1963 Branch family -- History Addison family -- History Rennolds family -- History Rennolds, Mary Anne Edmund Addison, 1916-2006 -- Homes and haunts Rennolds, Edmund Addison, 1916-2006 -- Family Rennolds, Edmund Addison, 1916-2006 -- Interviews |
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| Rights Statement: | In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted | |
| Rights: | This material is protected by copyright, and copyright is held by VCU. You are permitted to use this material in any way that is permitted by copyright. In addition, this material is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International license (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/). Acknowledgment of Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is required. | |
| Is Part Of: | Collection: VCU Oral History Archive. | |
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