Letter, Orval Faubus to Butch Stone
Object number2010.038.64
Date1977
Mediumpaper, ink, wood, glass
Dimensions14 x 11 13/16 in. (35.6 x 30 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionFramed letter from Orval Faubus to Butch Stone thanking him for his hospitality. Typed on Faubus' own personal stationary. Black frame.Orval Eugene Faubus was born on January 7, 1910 in Madison County. Faubus married Alta Haskins in 1931, they had one son. In 1938, Faubus was elected circuit clerk and recorder of Madison County. After WWII, Faubus was rewarded with an appointment to the state highway commission and later worked in the governor’s office as an administrative assistant. In 1955, he defeated Pratt Remmel for the governorship becoming the thirty-sixth governor of Arkansas. While in office Faubus improved public education including pay increases for teachers, began an overhaul of the State Hospital for the mentally ill, built the Arkansas Children’s Colony, expanded state parks, and paved hundreds of miles of highway. He left office in 1967. Faubus died on December 14, 1994.
Status
Not on viewCollections
mid 20th Century
ca 1964 - 1965
December 15, 1962