Our Public Promise

No sponsors. No sales.
No implied endorsement.

Our public promise applies to Oklahoma Musicians.

Oklahoma Musicians is an independent, privately operated volunteer project. It is not affiliated with any band, school, university, archive, historical society, museum, governmental body, or commercial sponsor.

Teaching, research, and responsible use

Oklahoma Musicians is a noncommercial teaching and research website devoted to Oklahoma music history and musicians’ experiences. Historical materials are presented with educational context and source attribution.

Materials are selected for publication based on permission, an applicable license, public-domain status, or a documented, item-specific fair-use assessment under U.S. copyright law. An educational purpose does not automatically make every use fair use.

Read our teaching, research, and fair-use policy →

No advertising or exchange of money

This website carries no advertising, sponsorships, sales, subscriptions, donations, fundraising, fees, or any other form of profit, revenue, or exchange of money.

Personally funded

The project is personally funded. Its expenses will not be claimed as charitable or business tax deductions, and the project is not presented as a tax-exempt organization.

No implied affiliation or endorsement

Names and links appear to identify people, organizations, research, and sources. They do not imply affiliation or endorsement. This website includes no sponsor placements, affiliate links, shops, or fundraising controls.

No YouTube monetization

The project’s YouTube channel will not be monetized. We will not enable channel monetization or use the channel for sponsorships, affiliate marketing, sales, donations, or fundraising.