Records, 1938-1956.

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Records, 1938-1956.

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The records include a chart describing average wages and wage rates for all Du Pont Company employees (1840-1938). This chart has data on working hours, number of employees, average hours and monthly wages, with United States Bureau of Labor Statistics cost of living adjustments. Also included are quarterly reports (1950-56) on labor costs and output per man hour. Reports to the company's general managers contain statistics on income distribution, industrial production, consumption, wages, price, population growth, state taxes, and other macroeconomic trends. These reports also include advice on plant location and relocation.

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E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Economist's Office.

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In 1931, during the worst period of the Great Depression, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. established an Economist's Office and hired the Harvard-trained economist Edmond Earl Lincoln (1888-1958) to head the department. Lincoln was responsible for macroeconomic forecasting and advising the head of the Service Department, who was responsible for labor management relations, on wage scales and other industrial relations issues. From the description of Records, 1938-1956. (Hagley Museu...

Lincoln, Edmond E. (Edmond Earl), 1888-1958

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