Program, Sid McMath

 
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Program, Sid McMath
Program, Sid McMath
Program, Sid McMath

Program, Sid McMath

Object number2016.010.06
DateJune 7, 2013
Associated LocationLittle Rock, Arkansas
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (21.6 × 14 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionA program from the dedication ceremony where Little Rock's main United States Postal Service office was renamed the "Sidney 'Sid' Sanders McMath Post Office Building." The program is printed on cream colored cardstock with black ink. On the front cover, a headshot of McMath is featured in the center with "Sidney 'Sid' Sanders McMath" and "34th Governor of Arkansas" printed beneath it. The cover's header appears to have been stamped onto the page. It states McMath's name, his occupations as a governor and a U.S. Marine, the tagline "The People Rule," and "Dedication Station, June 7, 2017, Little Rock, AR 72202." The header also includes a silhouette of McMath walking while holding his hat and an outline of the state of Arkansas behind him. Beside the header is an American flag postage stamp. The inside of the program provides a biography of McMath and the order of events for the ceremony. The back of the program has a very brief biography of McMath and a special thanks to the MacArthur Museum of Arkansas Military History.

    Sidney “Sid” Sanders McMath was born June 14, 1912 in Columbia County, Arkansas. McMath won the election for prosecuting attorney for the Eighth Judicial District in 1947, and soon after being sworn in, McMath formally charged Hot Springs Mayor Leo McLaughlin with accessory to election fraud. The next year, 1948, McMath was elected governor. During his four years as governor he was able to add more than 2,000 miles to the state highway system, extended power to all regions of the state, secure funds for the School of Medicine at the University of Arkansas (now the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences), and help to consolidate and integrate schools. The governor’s mansion was completed 1949, and the McMath family became its first residents. He died on October 4, 2003 in Little Rock.
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