Stationery, Letterhead - Governor Dale Bumpers

 
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Stationery, Letterhead - Governor Dale Bumpers
Stationery, Letterhead - Governor Dale Bumpers
Stationery, Letterhead - Governor Dale Bumpers
Stationery, Letterhead - Governor Dale Bumpers

Stationery, Letterhead - Governor Dale Bumpers

Object number1999.001.42
Date1974
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions10 9/16 × 7 1/4 in. (26.8 × 18.4 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionLetterhead Stationery (2) for Dale Bumpers, buff with black text. The top center reads: "State of Arkansas/Office of the Governor/Little Rock." In the top left corner is the Arkansas State Seal in black and gold. Below that is "Dale Bumpers/Governor."

    Dale Leon Bumpers was born on August 12, 1925 in Charleston, Arkansas. He married longtime girlfriend Betty Lou Flanagan on September 4, 1949. In 1970, Bumpers ran for Governor of Arkansas and won, becoming the thirty-eighth governor of Arkansas. He was reelected in 1972. As governor, Bumpers was able to reduce the number of agencies that reported to the governor, improve social services available to the elderly, disabled, and developmentally challenged, granted more power to the cities, repealed the “fair trade” liquor law, expended the state park system, created a prison construction program, and advocated for education reform and advancement. He died on January 1, 2016.
    Status
    On view
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