Adams, Donald R.
Person
Biography
Dr. Donald Raymond Adams, Jr. (1940-2013) was Professor of Economics at WVU, 1981-2005.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Donald R. Adams, Jr., Author, Draft Article Regarding the Economy of Antebellum West Virginia
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4353
Content Description
Draft version of an academic article by Donald R. Adams Jr. titled "Prices, Wages, and the Standard of Living in West Virginia, 1790-1860". The article regards the relationship between wages and prices in the antebellum period and compares trends in West Virginia to those in the country as a whole. There is also an extensive appendix that contains comparison tables of wages and commodities throughout the time period. The final version of this article was published in the "The Journal of...
Dates:
ca. 1990