Box, Treasure Chest - Orval Faubus
Object number2011.031.03
Mediumwood, metal
Dimensions7 1/2 x 9 x 7 1/16 in. (19.1 x 22.9 x 18 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
DescriptionSmall treasure chest-shaped box given to Orval Faubus by the Governor of Florida. On a small gold plaque on top of the box: "Gov. Orval E. Faubus/A Small Token of Friendship/From the People of Florida/Haydon Burns/Governor." The front latch is the Florida State Seal.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 view
November 21, 1964
1 January 1965
1 January 1965