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Two 1932 Safekeeping Receipts for Miss Bessie Orr
Collection
The Safekeeping Receipt Collection
Format
Two original paper receipts
Date
1932-04 - 1932-06
People
Michael Gladden Jr.; Michael Gladden
Miss Bessie Orr; Bessie Orr
Location
Apopka, Florida, United States of America.
Historical Background
Two receipts marked for the safekeeping account of Miss Bessie Orr by Michael Gladden Jr. On the first receipt, Miss Orr deposited $10.00 into her existing safekeeping account of $70.00 on April 12th, 1932. Miss Orr's cash in hand totaled $80.00 after her deposit.
On the second receipt, Miss Orr deposited $10.00 into her existing safekeeping account of $80.00 on June 4th, 1932. Miss Orr's cash in hand totaled $90.00 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.
