Card, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus

 
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Card, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus
Card, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus
Card, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus
Card, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus

Card, Campaign - Governor Orval Faubus

Object number1998.028.11.1
Date1958
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions3 3/4 × 5 1/16 in. (9.5 × 12.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionGovernor Faubus campaign card. Blueblack,and white, Folds in the middle, The front has a black and white image of Faubus with "A man of action" in white texy above the image. In white text beneath the image: "Orval E. Faubus For Governor" Inside the card is a personal message from Faubus. On the back in blue and black lettering: "Keep the faith, Orval E. Faubus For Governor." Inside the card is a typed personal message to "My Fellow Citizens" from Faubus.

    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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