The F. W. Woolworth Collection contains materials related to the F. W. Woolworth Store, including anniversary booklets, dinner menu, event program, and annual reports.
Admin/Biographical History
The first successful F. W. Woolworth Store opened in Lancaster, PA in July 1879.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-242) and index.
Contents
Nickel parakeets and grilled cheese: welcome to the world's most famous five-and-dime -- Early years of the merchant prince -- The birth of Woolworth's "great five-cent -store" -- Frank sires a million-dollar baby in Pennsylvania -- The march of "five-and-dimes" -- Reaching for the sky: the great Woolworth Building -- Woolworth's international -- Transition: from history to nostalgia -- Those fabulous lunch counters! -- A store for all seasons -- The spectacle of Woolworth's -- Woolworth's coast to coast -- The collectibles!
Pamphlet contains reproductions of previously published newspaper articles.
Contents
Introduction--Personnel entered in F.W.Woolworth books as first asset--Woolworth's sales line expands to more than 35,000 items in stock--Woolworth chain linked solidly to pioneer's retail policy--Good 1d. and 6d. pays off in Britian for Woolworth company--Woolworth's of Britian blazons vast range of new products.