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1931 Marked Safekeeping Receipt for Bessie Orr
Collection
The Safekeeping Receipt Collection
Format
Original paper receipt
Date
1931-07-04
People
Miss Bessie Orr; Bessie Orr
Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden
Location
Apopka, Florida, United States of America.
Historical Background
A receipt marked for the safekeeping account of Miss Bessie Orr by Michael Gladden Jr. On the receipt, Miss Orr deposited $20.00 into her existing safekeeping account on July 4th, 1931. Miss Orr's cash in hand totaled $20.50 after her deposit.
At a time when Black Americans distrusted banks due to racial discrimination and the dawn of the Great Depression (1929-1939), Michael Gladden Jr. stepped up to become the community's safekeeper and banker. Mr. Gladden securely stored these special store receipts in one of three vaults in his storefront, M. Gladden Staple and Fancy Groceries. The earliest evidence of Michael Gladden's monetary safekeeping dates to 1931, when Apopka started to feel the effects of the Depression in full force.
