Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994

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34th governor of Arkansas. Faubus was born in the Ozark Mountain community of Greasy Creek; taught school in rural communities (1928...1939); worked as an itinerant farm laborer and lumberjack (1931...1935); briefly attended Commonweath College, the radical labor school at Mena (Polk County) Arkansas (1935); was elected to two terms as Madison County Circuit Clerk and Recorder; served in the U.S. Army as an enlisted man and subsequently as a commissioned officer in Europe (1942-1946); was Huntsville, Ark. postmaster (1946-47, 1953-54); edited and published the weekly Madison County Record newspaper (1947-1967); was a member of the Arkansas Highway Commission (1949-1951) and Director of Highways (1952-1953); was elected to six consecutive terms (1955-1967) as Governor of Arkansas, and attracted international attention for his controversial role in the Little Rock Central High School racial desegregation crisis (1957-1959); subsequently sought, unsuccessfully, election to the gubernatorial office again in 1970 and 1974; and who published accounts of his military experiences, In This Faraway

From the description of Orval Eugene Faubus papers, 1910-1978. (University of Arkansas - Fayetteville). WorldCat record id: 29192743

Governor of Arkansas.

From the description of Reminiscences of Orval Eugene Faubus : oral history, 1971. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122528478

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referencedIn Bane, Frank, 1893-. Papers of Frank Bane [manuscript] 1919 [1936-1966] 1971. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post, transfer of title from state to Interior Department, Gov. Faubus and Elbert Cox of National Park Service : Also Supts of 3 national park projects in Arkansas, June 23, 1964 [Crowd] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post, Dr. H.V. Glenn of Stuttgart placing wreath, May 3, 1963 [wreath beneath marker] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
creatorOf Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994. Orval Eugene Faubus papers, 1910-1978. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
creatorOf Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994. Reminiscences of Orval Eugene Faubus : oral history, 1971. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Phillips-Van Heusen shirt plant opening, Des Arc, Ark., August 15, 1961 [Faubus with Gipson and Eddis] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Counts, I. Wilmer (Ira Wilmer), 1931-. Governor Faubus holds a press conference in Arkansas State Capitol [graphic] / Will Counts [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Cement Corporation, Foreman, Ark., ground breaking for new plant, Governor Orval Faubus with school kids, November 30, [1957] [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. O.E. Faubus at Greasy Creek Boyhood home (wife Beth in tree fork), Fall 1973 [Faubus talks to unidentified man] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn William F. and Catherine D. Norrell : papers, 1932-1981. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Phillips-Van Heusen shirt plant opening, Des Arc, Ark., August 15, 1961 [Phillips and Faubus] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Lucy, Thomas Elmore, b. 1872. Cora Pinkley Call papers addendum : papers, 1930-1966. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Opening of Phillips-Van Heusen shirt plant at Augusta, January 17, 1963 [Faubus and others at ribbon cutting] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Chaffee Last Review June 12, 1965 [Faubus speaks, view 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn White River Watershed papers, 1955. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn George W. Pray Papers, 1844-1890 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Orval Faubus Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interviews with Richard C. Butler Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Pea Ridge Battlefield National Park - transfer of title ceremonies, March 7, 1960, at Pea Ridge gymnasium [Faubus presents deed to Wirth] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Official opening of Jobs Corps Center, Ouachita National Forest, March 22, 1965 [Faubus, Freeman and Kunz talk after lunch] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Chaffee Last Review June 12, 1965 [Faubus riding in jeep with Jackson and Cummings] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. O.E. Faubus at Greasy Creek Boyhood home (wife Beth in tree fork), Fall 1973 [Elizabeth "Beth" Drake Thompson Westmoreland] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post, Dr. H.V. Glenn of Stuttgart placing wreath, May 3, 1963 [Glenn places wreath] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Arkansas History Commission. Elisa Ashley blows out candles on her birthday [graphic]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Faubus, Orval, with girls at opening of Phillips Van Heusen plant, Des Arc, Ark., August 15, 1961 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Counts, I. Wilmer (Ira Wilmer), 1931-. Governor and Mrs. Faubus leave the Arkansas House of Representatives after address to Special Session [graphic] / Will Counts [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Photographs of Official Activities of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1953 - 1961. Arkansas Governor Orval E. Faubus Besieged by Newsmen following His Two Hour Conference with President Dwight D. Eisenhower at the Naval Base in Newport, Rhode Island Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
creatorOf Arkansas. Governor (1955-1967 : Faubus). Governor Orval E. Faubus papers, 1955-1967. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn General Records of the Department of the Navy. 1941 - 2004. Photographs of Official Activities of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1953 - 1961. Photograph of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Arkansas Governor Orval E. Faubus and Arkansas Congressman Brooks Hays at the Naval Base in Newport, Rhode Island, following a Two Hour Conference on the Little Rock School Integration Controversy Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Opening of Norge Plant, Fort Smith, 1962 [Chairman Sayre at ribbon cutting ceremony] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Faubus, Elvin Carl, 1913-1983. Elvin and Ruby Faubus papers, 1944-1967. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
creatorOf White, William, 1910-1995. Papers of William White [manuscript], 1875-1987. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Dresbach, Glenn Ward, 1889-1968. Glenn Ward Dresbach papers, 1907-1968. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Women's Emergency Committee (Little Rock, Ark.). Women's Emergency Committee records, 1958-1963. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Papers, 1912-1983 Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Breaking ground for Seiberling, Batesville, Ark., October 25, 1960 [Faubus speaks] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Rogers, Jimmie N. Arkansas archives of public communication 1890-1996 (bulk 1974-1986). University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Harkey, Mary Leah Willson, 1889-1979. Willson-Harkey family collection, 1886-1979. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Columbia University. Oral History Research Office. Little Rock desegregation crisis, 1957-1959: oral history interview transcripts, 1972-1973. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post, Dr. H.V. Glenn of Stuttgart placing wreath, May 3, 1963 [Glenn at podium] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971. Richard B. Russell Jr. political files, 1932-1971. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Obsitnik, Larry. Larry Obsitnik photo archives 1918-1984. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Harold Engstrom Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Still Photograph Collection. 1962 - 2004. Photographs of the Staff Photographer. 1962 - 2006. Photograph of the Civil Rights Conference Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Chaffee Last Review June 12, 1965 [Faubus, McKeithen and Clinger talking with unidentified generals] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Orval Eugene Faubus, 1910-1994, papers addendum, 1928-1994 University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
creatorOf Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. James J. Kilpatrick papers [manuscript], 1925-1966 (bulk 1950-1966). University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post, transfer of title from state to Interior Department, Gov. Faubus and Elbert Cox of National Park Service : Also Supts of 3 national park projects in Arkansas, June 23, 1964 [Park superintendents] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Pea Ridge Battlefield National Park - transfer of title ceremonies, March 7, 1960, at Pea Ridge gymnasium [Faubus with Bohlinger] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Breaking ground for Seiberling, Batesville, Ark., October 25, 1960 [Row, Faubus, McClellan, Seiberling, Seiberling, Moseley and Snapp with shovels] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Signs, Faubus hometown, Huntsville, March 21, 1961 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Gov. Faubus (right) and Hugh Park (left) at Fort Smith [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Blanche Hanks Elliott papers : papers, ca. 1911-1984 ... 1990. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Counts, I. Wilmer (Ira Wilmer), 1931-. Governor Faubus and Virgil Blossom give a joint press conference [graphic] / Will Counts [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post transfer of state title to National Park Service, Gillett, Ark., June 23, 1964 [View 3] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Hays, Brooks. Oral memoirs of Lawrence Brooks Hays, 1975-1977. Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archives
creatorOf McClellan, John L. (John Little), 1896-1977. John L. McClellan Collection, 1922-1977. Ouachita Baptist University, Riley-Hickingbotham Library
referencedIn Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with William Cooper, Jr. Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Chaffee Last Review June 12, 1965 [Faubus talking, view 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Cement Corporation, Foreman, Ark., ground breaking for new plant, Governor Orval Faubus with school kids, November 30, [1957] [View 3] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
creatorOf Faubus, Orval Eugene, 1910-1994. Orval Eugene Faubus : commercials, 1974-1986. University of Oklahoma, Political Community Archives
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post transfer of state title to National Park Service, Gillett, Ark., June 23, 1964 [View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Parks, Wilhelmina State Park, March 1960 [Faubus, right, with unidentified man] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. O.E. Faubus at Greasy Creek Boyhood home (wife Beth in tree fork), Fall 1973 [Faubus near barn] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Harvard Law School Forums Records Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Opening of Norge Plant, Fort Smith, 1962 [Governor Faubus with unidentified man] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Margaret Bayne Price Papers, 1918-1969, 1947-1968 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Cement Corporation, Foreman, Ark., ground breaking for new plant, Governor Orval Faubus with school kids, November 30, [1957][View 2] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
creatorOf McMath, Sid, 1912-. Sid McMath papers, 1880-1989. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Sherman, Harold Morrow, 1898-1987. Harold M. Sherman Papers, 1907-1987. University of Central Arkansas, Torreyson Library
referencedIn Bates, Daisy. Papers, 1946-1966. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with Vivion Brewer Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Herbert Brownell Jr. Additional Papers. 1897 - 1996. Photographs Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. O.E. Faubus at Greasy Creek Boyhood home (wife Beth in tree fork), Fall 1973 [Barn] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Cravens, John Park, 1899-1971. John Park Cravens collection, 1882-1962. Arkansas History Commission, Department of Archives and History
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post, transfer of title from state to Interior Department, Gov. Faubus and Elbert Cox of National Park Service : Also Supts of 3 national park projects in Arkansas, June 23, 1964 [Faubus and Cox] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Yardley, Richard Quincy, 1902-. Richard Yardley editorial cartoons [graphic], 1959-1961. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post, transfer of title from state to Interior Department, Gov. Faubus and Elbert Cox of National Park Service : Also Supts of 3 national park projects in Arkansas, June 23, 1964 [Speaker] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Arkansas Post transfer of state title to National Park Service, Gillett, Ark., June 23, 1964 [View 1] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Bill Graham Papers., 1947-1966. Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Ozark Frontier Trail Meeting, Hot Springs - Governors John Dalton, Missouri; John Anderson, Kansas; Henry Bellman, Oklahoma; and Orval Faubus, Arkansas, March 11, 1964 [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Deane, Ernie. Official opening of Jobs Corps Center, Ouachita National Forest, March 22, 1965 [Faubus speaks] [graphic] / Ernie Deane [photographer]. Arkansas History Commission
referencedIn Woods, Henry, 1918-2002. Henry Woods papers : correspondence, professional and personal papers, videotapes and photographs, ca. 1940s to 1990s. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Cobb, Osro, 1904-. Papers / Osro Cobb. University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Ottenheimer Library
referencedIn United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Orval Eugene Faubus files, Federal Bureau of Investigation : investigative reports, 1954-1969. University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, University Libraries
referencedIn Dwight D. Eisenhower Library Oral History Collection. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Transcripts. 1962 - 1998. Oral History Interview with George C. Douthit Dwight D. Eisenhower Library
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associatedWith Arkansas. Governor (1955-1967 : Faubus) corporateBody
associatedWith Bane, Frank, 1893- person
associatedWith Bates, Daisy. person
associatedWith Central High School (Little Rock, Ark.) corporateBody
associatedWith Cobb, Osro, 1904- person
associatedWith Counts, I. Wilmer (Ira Wilmer), 1931- person
correspondedWith Cravens, John Park, 1899-1971. person
associatedWith Deane, Ernie. person
correspondedWith Dresbach, Glenn Ward, 1889-1968. person
associatedWith Fraenkel, Osmond Kessler, 1888- person
associatedWith Graham, Bill, 1920- person
correspondedWith Harvard Law School Forum corporateBody
associatedWith Hays, Brooks. person
associatedWith Kilpatrick, James Jackson, 1920-2010. person
associatedWith Luter, John, person
associatedWith McClellan, John L. (John Little), 1896-1977. person
associatedWith McMath, Sid, 1912- person
associatedWith Obsitnik, Larry. person
associatedWith Pray, George Washington, 1825-1890 person
associatedWith Price, Margaret Bayne, 1912-1968 person
associatedWith Russell, Richard B. (Richard Brevard), 1897-1971. person
associatedWith Sherman, Harold Morrow, 1898-1987. person
associatedWith University of Oklahoma. Political Commercial Archive. corporateBody
associatedWith White, William, 1910-1995. person
associatedWith Women's Emergency Committee (Little Rock, Ark.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Woods, Henry, 1918-2002. person
associatedWith Yardley, Richard Quincy, 1902- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
Arkansas--Little Rock
Arkansas--Little Rock
Arkansas
United States
Subject
Advertising, political
African Americans
African Americans
Governor
Governors
Radio advertising
School integration
Segregation in education
Television advertising
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1910-01-07

Death 1994-12-14

English

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