Tulsa Historical Society

Tulsa Historical Society and MuseumAnnual Membership Meeting MinutesFebruary 28, 2024 5:00 p.m.Meeting Called to Order 5:07 p.m.1. Interim Executive Director Cray-Bauxmont-Flynn welcomes the membership to the meeting and commenced his presentation.2. Financial highlights for 2023.a. The Hall of Fame event netted $237,705.55 far surpassing previous events.b. Membership income was $102,457.c. Corporate income was $126,664.95, the majority of which came from our new partnership with the Osage Nation. This is notable because we have not historically received much in corporate gifts.d. Board President Dale Mills announced that the board would enter executive session at 4:03 p.m.e. The website logged 635,000 views.f. The Marjorie Tallchief statue is back. We celebrated with the Osage Nation in conjunction with Maria Tallchief being honored by the U.S. Mint in its coin series celebrating important women. Attendees included dignitaries from the Osage Nation, the U.S. Mint, the Federal Reserve, and the Smithsonian. Lilly Gladstone, star of Killers of the Flower Moon, was in attendance, and the buzz is still resonating.3. Highlights from the archives.a. Eric Heckenkemper was hired as a part time assistant to Luke.b. There were 7,274 artifacts catalogued for a total of 115,882 items in our collections.c. There are 67,979 records available and searchable on the website.d. Several significant artifact donations were made in 2023:i. The American Theater Company Collection includes hundreds of images of cast members and theater productions, posters, and memorabilia.ii. The Joseph P. Byrd Collection includes photographs and correspondences from early influential Tulsa families including the Clintons and McBirneys.iii. The Charles H. Faudree Collection includes hundreds of images of interior designs, awards, and publications.iv. The Cedric H. Neel, Jr. and Carole Nelson Neel Collection includes art deco items including pottery, glassware, lamps, lighters, cigarette cases, and small appliances.v. The Paul Roals Collection includes photographs, documents, and other items related to the USS Tulsa, World War II, and aviation in Tulsa.vi. The Tulsa Town Hall Collection includes scrapbooks of photographs and letters from 1935 to present, and includes all speakers.4. Three new exhibits opened in 2023.a. Constructing Tulsa featured the American Theater Company and Oklahoma Impressions.b. Pop-up exhibits are being used in the Community Curated Case. The first pop-up was presented by the League of Women Voters celebrating their 100 year anniversary.c. The newest exhibit is the main gallery exhibit about the 1920s in Tulsa Behind the Veil.d. The community case currently is celebrating Black History Month.e. Future exhibits include Home and Hearth looking at art during the oil boom; Cabinet of Curiosities featuring our staffs favorite things from the archive, some of which have never been on display; Jewish community exhibit; restaurant exhibit.Meeting Adjourned: 5:35 p.m. (approx.)