Richard Hobbs

Historian and Archivist

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Winthrop Highlights

Historian and Archivist, 2008-Present

Education

University of Washington, Seattle, Ph.D. History
Washington State University, M.A. History
Certificate in Archives and Records Administration

Notable Clients

Laird Norton Tyee Trust
Pendleton Woolen Mills
The Broughton Family

Memberships & Certifications

Society of American Archivists
Northwest Archivists
Seattle Area Archivists

Notable Projects

Author: The Broughtons of Dayton: Family and Business in the Northwest Heartland
Co-author: Frontier Bank: The First 25 Years, 1978-2003
Editor: Charles J. Broughton: Letters to Family, 1873-1919

About Richard

Member, Board of Directors, Whidbey Childrens Theater

Related Work

Pendleton Woolen Mills

A Winthrop client since 1990, Pendleton finds new ways to leverage its archival resources.

Insights

April 2016

Reinterpreting Corporate Identity

The history of Pendleton Woolen Mills provides a case study of how an understanding of a company’s history, culture, and ownership has contributed to the firm’s survival

June 2014

Profiting From The Past: Heritage Branding

For many CEOs, the past is a powerful tool in public relations, marketing, and branding, where heritage resources become points of leverage over the competition. Historical materials are the building blocks; especially valuable are historical photographs, slogans, and logos.

July 2013

Bridging the Preservation Gap: Documenting Our Historic Infrastructure, Part II

In part one of this series, we discussed the critical need for preservation of our historical bridges and the records that document them. Today, we look at who keeps these records and how the documentation is changing.

May 2013

Bridging the Preservation Gap: Documenting Our Historic Infrastructure

Bridges are at once thoroughly practical structures and icons of the American landscape. As a unique part of our infrastructure, they play a special role in transportation and history, and often have immense local historical importance.