Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1852, Apr. 13 | Born, Rodman, N.Y. |
| 1873-1875 | Stock boy, Augsbury & Moore's Drygoods, Watertown, N.Y. |
| 1875 | Senior clerk, A. Bushnell Co., Watertown, N.Y. |
| 1876 | Married Jennie Creighton |
| 1877 | Senior clerk, Moore & Smith, Watertown, N.Y. |
| 1878 | Introduced a five cent counter in the Moore & Smith store |
| 1879 | Opened unsuccessful five-cent store in Utica, N.Y. Opened first five-and-dime store in Lancaster, Pa. |
| 1909 | Founded F. W. Woolworth & Co. Ltd., a British store chain, Liverpool, England |
| 1912 | Incorporated the F.W. Woolworth Co. |
| 1910 | Commissioned construction of the Woolworth Building, New York, N.Y. |
| 1913 | Opened Woolworth Building, Manhattan N.Y. |
| 1919, Apr. 8 | Died, New York, N.Y. |