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DAVIS PURITY BAKERY. Joint interview with Mrs. Anne Davis (b. 1918) and Don Davis (b. 1938)

Oral Histories

OHB 0033

DAVIS, Anne. Founder (with husband Jack T. Davis) of Davis purity Bakery, Denton, Texas. Family background; Depression; purchase of purity Bakery; early learning experiences; equipment; products; commercial and institutional accounts; business fluctuations; sugar crisis; pricing; typical workday; credit policies. DAVIS, Don. Son of founder of Davis purity Bakery. Family background, education; early work in family bakery; learning experiences; military service; return to bakery after father’s death; family involvement in the business; growth of business; shortages, price fluctuations; government regulations; employment; reasons for company’s success.