Article details the life of the Principal Chief of the Creek Nation, Pleasant Porter, and his father, John Snodgrass Porter, as the family was adopted into the tribe and worked for the community.

Article chronicles the devastation caused to the Creek tribes during the Civil War and the measures the federal government took to alleviate their suffering while assimilating the citizens into the newly formed Union.

Article narrates the life of Sapulpa, the namesake of the City of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, as told by his son, William A. Sapulpa.

Article details the founding, faculty, students, and curriculum at Bristow Junior college from the years 1928-1951. As an important landmark in the Bristow Public Schools System, the school is remembered and appreciated.

Article presents a biography of equal education and civil rights activist, Nancy O. Randolph Davis. In her roles as a student, a teacher, and a NAACP Youth Council Sponsor, Nancy O. Randolph Davis fought for equality for African American young people and made possible the advancement of Oklahoma's civil rights movement.

Article describes the life and career of Myrtle Archer McDougal, a suffragette and leader of over forty organizations supporting women's rights, democratic party politics, health reform, and world peace initiatives. McDougal was a community leader of Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and a passionate speaker who acted as a representative for the "timid sisters" of Oklahoma.

Article describes the cultural and civic activities that went on in Sapulpa, Indian Territory in the late nineteenth century. Paul P. Jackson describes celebrations, events, social clubs, and various other organizations.

Article details the life styles of the Creek people during the period between their relocation to Oklahoma and the start of the Civil War.

Article details the events of the Drumright Telephone Operator's Strike, the resulting Red Scare, and the way the details were twisted and expanded out of proportion into a Bolshevik uprising in the wake of World War I. Michael Molina focuses on the influence of media in particular.

Article details the conflicts faced by the Seminole tribe as they were removed from the Florida region into the Creek Nation within Indian Territory. Included is a description of the Seminole's lifestyle after removal.

Notes and Documents column including a personal narrative written by Nettie DeMoss about her experiences growing up in Indian Territory. Norman Crowe, editor of the document, provides an introduction to the piece.

Notes and Documents column including "The Meta Chestnutt Sager Collection," which highlights the Meta Chestnutt Collection held by the Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division that contains documents and items from the life of Meta Chestnutt Sager, who participated in the 1889 land run and then established El Meta Bond College in Silver City. It also includes "Lincoln's Legacy in Oklahoma" which celebrates the legacy of Abraham Lincoln as it relates to Oklahoma and details the programs launched by the Oklahoma Lincoln Bicentennial Committee to celebrate the former president during the bicentennial of his birth.