Pioneer Woman Museum: Collections Policy
Thank you for your interest in donating to the Pioneer Woman Museum. Your donations allow us to continue our mission to collect, preserve, and share the history of Oklahoma’s women from all races, creeds, and nationalities who have made significant contributions to our state. When making a donation, please consider the following:
Materials Not Accepted
To Donate, Please Contact Pioneer Woman Museum Staff:
Pioneer Woman Museum
701 Monument Rd.
Ponca City, OK 74604
580-765-6108
www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com
www.facebook.com/pioneerwomanmuseum
- We ask that you schedule an appointment with our staff before bringing your items to the Pioneer Woman Museum.
- Donations cannot be made without a Gift Agreement.
- Donations may be tax deductible; however, the Pioneer Woman Museum and Oklahoma Historical Society assume no responsibility for evaluating donations. Any appraisals should be done prior to the donation.
- All donations are considered outright and unconditional gifts to be used at the discretion of the Oklahoma Historical Society. If at any time, any portion of a gift is not deemed suitable for the purposes of the Pioneer Woman Museum, it may be disposed of at the discretion of the Museum Director, Curator, or Registrar, or it may be returned to the donor if so specified.
- Because of the expense involved in housing, handling, maintaining, insuring, and exhibiting collections, loans cannot be accepted.
- Donations are accepted at the discretion of the Pioneer Woman Museum Director, Curator, or Registrar.
- Donations are incorporated into regular collections and placed with other similar materials for browsing and easy access. We cannot provide special display cases or shelving areas.
- Items must have a direct connection to an Oklahoma Woman, Women’s Work, and/or Oklahoma History. While we wish we could accept all items that were offered to us as donations, we must carefully choose items that connect to our mission statement and scope.
Materials Not Accepted
- Out-of-state city directories, telephone books, yearbooks, and atlases
- Photocopies of books, periodicals, photos, and maps
- Newspaper articles or clippings
- Moldy or severely damaged materials
To Donate, Please Contact Pioneer Woman Museum Staff:
Pioneer Woman Museum
701 Monument Rd.
Ponca City, OK 74604
580-765-6108
www.pioneerwomanmuseum.com
www.facebook.com/pioneerwomanmuseum
