Lloyd Alva Anderson (August 4, 1902 – September 13, 2000) was an American business executive who co-founded the retail and outdoor recreation services corporation REI in 1938 with his wife Mary Anderson. As avid mountaineers they saw a need for quality gear so created a consumer cooperative company that is one of the largest recreational equipment retailers.[1][2] They were inducted into the Cooperative Business Association's Hall of Fame in 1993.[3][4]
Lloyd Anderson | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 4, 1902 |
| Died | September 13, 2000 (aged 98) |
| Alma mater | University of Washington |
| Known for | REI co-founder |
First ascents
editAnderson's first ascents include Mount Triumph (1938), Sinister Peak (1939), Forbidden Peak (1940), Tenpeak Mountain (1940), Klawatti Peak (1940), and Dorado Needle (1940).[5]
Family life
editAnderson was born to John Anderson and Adda Wilson Bush Anderson in Roy, Washington. He studied at University of Washington, earning a bachelor of science in electrical engineering and worked for Seattle's transit utility.[4] He died in 2000.[6][4]
Publications
edit- Lloyd Anderson's Climbing Notebook (1980) Copyright Registration Number/Date: TXu000053476 / October 3, 1980
- The History of Recreational Equipment, Inc.--a Cooperative (1980) Copyright Registration Number/Date: TXu000043397 / May 5, 1980
References
edit- ^ Drosendahl, Glenn. "The Mountaineers" (https://historylink.org/ : accessed March 2, 2020) History Link Essay 20547 Posted April 20, 2018
- ^ Morse, Gardiner (May 2003). "Gearing Up at REI". (https://www.hbr.org : accessed March 1, 2020) Harvard Business Review. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "Lloyd and Mary Anderson". Cooperative Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
- ^ a b c Beers, Carole. "Lloyd Anderson, REI founder, dies" (https://archive.seattletimes.com/ : accessed March 2, 2020) The Seattle Times Seattle, Washington September 23, 2000
- ^ Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
- ^ Obituary, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Via https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4V-B467.
External links
edit- Lloyd Anderson papers, (1929-1979 at University of Washington Libraries
- The Mountaineer, 1938
- The Mountaineer, 1940
- The Mountaineer, 1941
- The Mountaineer, 1947
- REI.com