Lloyd Anderson

For the politician and port director in Oregon, see Lloyd Anderson (politician).

Lloyd Anderson
Born	(1902-08-04)August 4, 1902
Died	September 13, 2000(2000-09-13) (aged 98)
Alma mater	University of Washington
Known for	REI co-founder

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]

First ascents

Anderson'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

Anderson 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

• 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

1. Drosendahl, Glenn. "The Mountaineers" (https://historylink.org/ : accessed March 2, 2020) History Link Essay 20547 Posted April 20, 2018
2. Morse, Gardiner (May 2003). "Gearing Up at REI". (https://www.hbr.org : accessed March 1, 2020) Harvard Business Review. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
3. "Lloyd and Mary Anderson". Cooperative Hall of Fame. Retrieved August 25, 2012.
4. Beers, Carole. "Lloyd Anderson, REI founder, dies" (https://archive.seattletimes.com/ : accessed March 2, 2020) The Seattle Times Seattle, Washington September 23, 2000
5. Beckey, Fred W. Cascade Alpine Guide, Climbing and High Routes. Seattle, WA: Mountaineers Books, 2008.
6. Obituary, Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Via https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK4V-B467.

External links

• Lloyd Anderson papers, (1929-1979 at University of Washington Libraries
• The Mountaineer, 1938
• The Mountaineer, 1940
• The Mountaineer, 1941
• The Mountaineer, 1947
• REI.com