A. The Oklahoma Historical Society, on behalf of the Will Rogers Memorial, may:
1. Construct and operate a comprehensive research library to house all Will Rogers memorabilia, including, but not limited to, writings, books, periodicals, sound reproductions, film reproductions and related materials, published or unpublished, for the purposes of creating, preserving and maintaining a research center for all of the Will Rogers material contemplated hereunder or any material received in the future as well as kindred collections on the site now provided by the Will Rogers family at or near the town of Claremore;
2. In the administration of the Will Rogers Memorial, maintain or lease to a third party, an outlet for the sale to the public of such items as shall, in the judgment of the Oklahoma Historical Society or the lessee, be appropriate for sale, including, but not limited to, literature, in book or pamphlet form, brochures, periodicals, books, artifacts, reproductions of Will Rogers memorabilia and statuary; and
3. Maintain donation receptacles for the purpose of the collection of voluntary donations to the Will Rogers Memorial. Funds donated to the Will Rogers Memorial shall be deposited in the Will Rogers Memorial Revolving Fund.
B. The proceeds of the sale of any material referred to in this section or payments received pursuant to a lease as authorized by this section shall be deposited in the Will Rogers Memorial Revolving Fund, for the purposes of defraying the expenses of the operation of the outlet for sale and for such purposes as shall in the opinion of the Oklahoma Historical Society be necessary and appropriate, including, but not limited to, scholarships, awards and prizes for educational purposes, so long as the same pertains to and is in conformity with the uses and purposes of the Memorial.
Added by Laws 1975, c. 182, § 4, emerg. eff. May 22, 1975. Amended by Laws 1999, c. 262, § 5; Laws 2001, c. 198, § 5, emerg. eff. May 7, 2001; Laws 2016, c. 1, § 5, emerg. eff. March 7, 2016.
NOTE: Laws 2001, c. 198, § 15, emerg. eff. May 7, 2001 repealed the effective date (Aug. 1, 2001) of Laws 1999, c. 262, § 5.
Structure Oklahoma Statutes
Title 53. Oklahoma Historical Societies and Associations
§53-1.4. Additional powers and duties - Exchanges of duplicates.
§53-1.4a. Office of Tribal Relations.
§53-1.5. Arts and crafts programs, exhibits and shows on state property.
§53-1.6. Board of Directors - Membership - Succession - Agents of state.
§53-1.7. Accounts and reports.
§53-1.9. Title to locally-owned historical or recreational site - Approval of funding.
§53-1.10. Historical Society Revolving Fund.
§53-1.10a. Oklahoma Historical Society Capital Improvement and Operations Revolving Fund.
§53-1.15. Certified copies of records, papers and documents - Fees for certificates.
§53-1.16. Union soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.
§53-1.17. Confederate soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements as to contents.
§53-1.18. Dispensation of funds - Limitations.
§53-1.20. Donation receptacles.
§53-1.21. Entry fees at museums and historical sites.
§53-1.22. Endowment to trade, sell or barter collection items.
§53-2.1. Violations - Penalties.
§53-4.7. Wiley Post Building - Public access.
§53-4.9. Property transferred to state.
§53-4.12. Robert S. Kerr Museum - Operation and management.
§53-5.1. Oklahoma Museum of History - Designation.
§53-5.2a. Sale of surplus property.
§53-5.2b. Authorization to transfer ownership of historic properties
§53-5.3. Participation in National History Day competition.
§53-6.1. Gravesite markers for deceased Governors of state.
§53-7.2. Administration - Public-private partnership - Geographic area.
§53-7.4. Buffalo Soldiers Heritage Corridor Fund.
§53-45.1. Transfer of property to Oklahoma Historical Society
§53-47. Amount - Procedures - Reimbursement.
§53-47.2. Powers of the Oklahoma Historical Society
§53-47.3. Preservation of property.
§53-47.4. Research library - Sales - Revolving fund.
§53-47.4A. Will Rogers Memorial Revolving Fund
§53-47.5. Inventory of material on exhibit and in storage.
§53-47.6. Maintenance - Director and other employees – Purchases - Manager - Admission charges.
§53-47.8. Will Rogers Homesite - Transfer of operation.
§53-47.9. Museum Collection - Transfers - Surplus Property
§53-81. Official Theater of the State of Oklahoma.
§53-82. Historical Society as official depository.
§53-163. Council - Membership - Tenure - Name change.
§53-167. Gifts, grants or bequests - Disposition.
§53-168. Expenditure - Personnel.
§53-169.1. Irrevocable endowment for nonconforming collection items.
§53-170. Filing of reports, studies, etc.
§53-171. Dispensation of funds - Contracts for goods and services.
§53-172. Scholarships for Summer Arts Institute.
§53-174. Visual arts programs in schools - Incentive grants.
§53-175. Oklahoma Arts Council Arts Education Revolving Fund.
§53-201A. Membership - Compensation.
§53-201B. Commission authority.
§53-201D. J.M. Davis Memorial Commission Revolving Fund.
§53-201F. Burial grounds for J.M. and Genevieve Davis.
§53-201H. J.M. Davis Arms and Historical Museum Endowment Fund.
§53-231. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Board.
§53-232. Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame Revolving Fund.
§53-353. Oklahoma Historic Preservation Review Committee.
§53-354. State Historic Preservation Officer.
§53-355. State Register of Historic Places.
§53-361. Anthropological and archaeological projects.
§53-411. Short title - Heritage Preservation Act.
§53-412. Heritage Preservation Grant Program.
§53-413. Adoption of rules--Application evaluation.
§53-414. Entities eligible for grants.
§53-415. Permissible grant uses.