The FWW Weblog is constructed from a series of Letters, both written by FWW and sent to him from various correspondents within the Business. They cover only a brief period from 1913 to 1916 and as such are only a representative sample. They give a good insight into the apparent patriarchal manner of the man and the way that communication was handled within the business. They also give a great flavour of how life was in America and the UK at the time of The Great War. The original documents were salvaged from the Woolworth’s UK archives in the mid 1970′s and were saved by a colleague who had the foresight to recognise their historical value. I have transcribed them from the originals and, after my own career in the Business which spanned 36 years, I am delighted to to be able to leave this small memento to the man who made it all possible for me and thousands of others.

A navigation list of the various “Letters” in chronological order can be found at the top of this page.

Colin Higgins.