Woolworth Spring Convention display photographs, 1935

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Summary

Creator:
F.W. Woolworth Company
Abstract:
Woolworth's was a discount retail chain founded by Frank W. Woolworth in 1879 in Lancaster, Pa. now doing business as Foot Locker, Inc. Collection is comprised of a photograph album depicting shop window and department store floor displays featured at the Spring Convention of the Woolworth Chicago District. Displays feature a variety of goods including candies and confections, cosmetics, sewing supplies, publishing and printing, and women's clothing. Companies represented include American Colortype, Luxor, Maybelline, Merrill Publishing, National Candy, Regensteiner, Revlon (Cutex), Spool Cotton (Coats & Clark), Standard Oil, and Whitman Publishing. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
1.0 Linear Foot
Language:
Materials in English
Collection ID:
RL.11734

Background

Scope and content:

Collection is comprised of a photograph album depicting shop window and department store floor displays featured at the Spring Convention of the Woolworth Chicago District. Displays feature a variety of goods including candies and confections, cosmetics, sewing supplies, publishing and printing, and women's clothing. Companies represented include American Colortype, Luxor, Maybelline, Merrill Publishing, National Candy, Regensteiner, Revlon (Cutex), Spool Cotton (Coats & Clark), Standard Oil, and Whitman Publishing.

Biographical / historical:

Woolworth's was a discount retail chain founded by Frank W. Woolworth in 1879 in Lancaster, Pa. Discount chain Woolco opened 1962, closed in the U.S. 1983; 1997 closed last remaining stores in the U.S., renamed the firm Venator; renamed Foot Llocker, Inc. 2001

Acquisition information:
The Woolworth Spring Convention display photographs were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase in 2019.
Processing information:

Processed by Richard Collier, May 2019;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2019-0069

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Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects

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Subjects:
Clothing and dress
Clothing trade
Department stores
Display of merchandise
Retail trade
Show windows
Cosmetics
Names:
Revlon, inc.
Standard Oil Company

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[Identification of item], Woolworth Spring Convention display photographs[Title of collection], David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

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