The Winthrop Group is the world’s leading history and archival services consulting firm. We have employees and consultants based in offices in New York, Cambridge, and Seattle and throughout the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Europe. We also have a network of trusted partners with a broad range of technical expertise, including museum and exhibit design, digital preservation, graphic and web design, videography, publishing, printing, transcription and translation, and PR and communications.

Our Story


In 1982, five Harvard-trained historians in Cambridge, Massachusetts founded The Winthrop Group on what their professional colleagues thought was a rather shaky premise. The founders referred to their work as “applied history.” Their mission: To help organizations “capture experience and put it to work.”  Learn more »

Our Vision and Values


A sophisticated understanding of the past is one of the most powerful tools we have for shaping the future.  Learn more »

Our Approach


Winthrop’s approach is simple, consistent, and effective.

Listen to your challenges.  We gather information through a rigorous assessment of your archival collections and structured interviews about the audience, purpose, and objectives of any historical work.
Evaluate your concerns.  We analyze the results of that preliminary study in light of your specific organizational or individual circumstances.
Recommend solutions.  We recommend a range of options and solutions best suited to your challenges and concerns.
Tailor to your needs.  We tailor your chosen solution to be sure it meets your needs.
Deliver results.  We work with you, collaboratively and interactively, to meet or exceed your expectations.
                                    

Career Opportunities


Winthrop is always seeking talented and dedicated archivists and historians interested in opportunities to work at corporations, nonprofits, foundations and a variety of other organizations. Check here for information about current openings. Learn more »

Studio headshots & original photography for the web site by Kevin Ramsey