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Historical Society asks for $3.5M to replace aging climate controls; OK Pop fundraising continues
Summary
Director Trey Thompson asked the appropriations subcommittee for $3.5 million in one‑time funds to replace climate‑control systems at the Oklahoma History Center and a $233,869 supplemental to cover increased insurance and IT costs.
Oklahoma Historical Society Director Trey Thompson told the Appropriations and Budget subcommittee the aging climate-control system at the History Center needs replacement and requested $3.5 million in one-time funds to install new chillers, boilers and cooling towers to meet archival temperature and humidity standards.
Thompson said the History Center holds roughly 150,000 physical artifacts and millions of photographs and documents that require strict temperature and humidity ranges: for example, paper artifacts are generally kept…
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