Interview: Dick Jenrette (Richard H. Jenrette) [DVD]

Publication

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Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Interview: Dick Jenrette (Richard H. Jenrette) [DVD]

Entry/Object ID

2008.002.0034C

Description

Interview with Richard (Dick) Jenrette. Mr. Jenrette discusses how he discovered Charleston; his purchases of the Roper House, the Blacklock House, and others; his involvement with the rebuilding of the Mills House Hotel; and his collecting of classical homes and antiques and his foundation Classic American Homes. He also speaks at length about his tenure as an HCF Trustee; about Frances Edmunds's impact on the success of Charleston; and about how Charleston has improved over the years. Other subjects include the Charleston Place project; HCF's success in Ansonborough; his thoughts on the National Trust for Historic Preservation; Mayor Riley; and the scourge of power lines. Date of interview: April 7, 2005. Interviewed by Kitty Robinson. 1 DVD (59:33) Digital files (MP3/audio and MP4/video) on MyPassport-OralHistory (external hard drive)

Collection

HCF Oral History Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2008.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2008)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

Lowcountry Digital Library, Jenrette, Richard H. (1929-2018)--Interviews, Historic Charleston Foundation--History, Oral histories, Historic preservation--South Carolina--Charleston--History--20th century

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Oral History

Publication Details

Author

Jenrette, Richard H. (1929-2018)

Series

Historic Charleston Foundation Oral History Project

Publisher

Hunter Hill Production Services

Place Published

City

Charleston

State/Province

South Carolina

Country

United States of America

Date Published

2005

Publication Language

English

Call No.

F279 .C453 J463 2005

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Location

Location

Container

DVD (Videos) Box 1

Shelf

AV Materials

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Category

Permanent

Date

February 7, 2023

General Notes

Note

Notes: MP4 (video) and MP3 (audio) files also available on Passport external hard drive.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

April 3, 2008

Updated By

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Update Date

March 30, 2023