Brochure, Orval Faubus Campaign

 
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Brochure, Orval Faubus Campaign
Brochure, Orval Faubus Campaign
Brochure, Orval Faubus Campaign

Brochure, Orval Faubus Campaign

Object number2002.170.08
Date1965
Mediumpaper and ink
DimensionsOverall: 4 x 9 in. (10.2 x 22.9 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
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    DescriptionFolded brochure, opens up to make 12 pages. The first page has a black and white picture of Faubus and "Keep Progress Alive in '65 with Governor Faubus" in black and blue ink. The 2nd page contains the word "Facts." The remaining pages have "facts" that support his campaign. Education, Industrial Progress, Personal Income, Health Services, Highway Construction, State Parks, State Government are all listed as reasons to support 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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