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Four 1934 Safekeeping Receipts for Jim Henry
Collection
The Safekeeping Receipt Collection
Format
Four original paper receipts
Date
1934-01 - 1934-03
People
Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden
Jim Henry
Location
Apopka, Florida, United States of America.
Historical Background
Four receipts marked for the safekeeping account of Mr. Jim Henry. On the top left receipt, Jim Henry deposited $7.00 into his existing safekeeping account, which totaled $8.00, bringing his account to $15.00 as of February 19th, 1934.
On the top right receipt, Jim Henry deposited $5.00 into a new safekeeping account on January 22nd, 1934.
On the bottom left receipt, Jim Henry deposited $3.00 into his existing safekeeping account of $5.00 on January 27th, 1934, bringing his account to $8.00.
On the bottom right receipt, Jim Henry bought 11 gallons of gas and 1 gallon of kerosene for a total of $5.10 on March 7th, 1934.
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.
