Program, Faubus Inauguration

 
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Program, Faubus Inauguration
Faubus inaugural program
Faubus inaugural program

Program, Faubus Inauguration

Object number1995.021.04
DateJanuary 11, 1955
MediumPaper, Ink
Dimensions8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum Collection
DescriptionThe 1955 Faubus Inauguration program. The program features a tan background with half of the Arkansas 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.
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