Card, Christmas, Orval Faubus

 
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Faubus Christmas card
Card, Christmas, Orval Faubus
Faubus Christmas card
Faubus Christmas card

Card, Christmas, Orval Faubus

Object number2007.005.69
Datemid 20th Century
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions6 x 9 1/4 in. (15.2 x 23.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionChristmas Card from Governor and Mrs. Faubus. Card shows a black and white image of the Governor's Mansion with "Season's Greetings" in gold lettering below.
    Inside message: "May the real Spirit of Christmas remain in your heart each day of the year."

    "Governor and Mrs. Orval E. Faubus"
    Black and white photograph of Grand-daughter Fara Elizabeth.

    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.
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