Okla. Stat. tit. 53, § 53-1.16: Union soldiers' room - Purpose - Custodian - Agreements

as to contents.

The Union Soldiers' Room in the Oklahoma Historical Society is

hereby set aside as a memorial to the soldiers and sailors and

others who supported the side of the Union in the Civil War, and a

custodian is hereby provided who shall be a Union Soldier, or the

widow of a Union Soldier, or the descendant of a Union Soldier. And

the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society are hereby

authorized to enter into agreements with camps or agencies of the

organization of Union Soldiers and Sailors and their sons and

daughters as to matters to be placed within said Room and for the

permanent retention of the same therein.