Card, Christmas - Orval Faubus
Object number2008.001.03
Date1965
Mediumpaper and ink
Dimensions6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (15.9 x 23.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
Description1965 color Christmas card featuring former Arkansas governor Orval Faubus and his wife at the Southern Governors' Conference. The card includes two images: one of the Governor and his wife and one of traditional Christmas decorations. Below the images, there is text that reads: "While 'Paw Paw' and 'Namaw Faubie' were at the Southern Governors' Conference..." with color photo of Governor and Mrs. Faubus. Inside are color photos of a young girl and Christmas greeting in red and black text.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
December 17, 1965
ca 1957-1967
mid 20th Century
mid 20th Century
