Article chronicles how the first water systems were created within Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Article chronicles how the Moniac family contributed to the efforts of many wars as interpreters from the Creek tribe.

Article describes the legislation enacted within the Five Civilized Tribes to create publicly owned land after their removal to the West.

Article chronicles the three months of cattle herding within the Cherokee Outlet in 1883.

Article chronicles how the church colleges within Oklahoma and Indian Territories were established and their significance on the history of education for the country.

Article explains the significance of the Enid Oklahoma Collection in the Carnegie Library by listing some of the random names featured in the document.

Article chronicles how the geographical surveys of early Oklahoma Territory were conducted and the findings of those surveys.

Article chronicles the history of "Oklahoma Day," a day of celebration for the state's opening and introduction into the Union.

Article chronicles the establishment of the Abortive Territory of Cimarron, a provisional government created within the region known as "No Man's Land" within the Oklahoma Panhandle.

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding the index of this volume, a reprint of an issue of The Chronicles, excerpts from newspapers during the opening of Oklahoma, a note on the first publication by the OHS, a note on the U.S.S. Oklahoma, a list of members who have died so far this year, a note on the Oklahoma War Memorial, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 25, 1945.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Hugh McCain Johnson, John Henry Miley, Reverend James Allen Parks, Will Linn, Julius Valentine Connell, and Nathaniel Bert Smith.

Notes and Documents column including notes regarding the 90th Infantry Division, General James Carson Jamison, a state biographical volume, the 1884 report of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the Indian Territory, the Thomas Gilcrease Foundation in Tulsa, Oklahoma, a reprint of President F.D.R.'s Memorial Address delivered by Governor Robert S. Kerr, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1945.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Thomas Pitchlynn Howell, Jesse Kin Hill, George Norton Bilby, and John Louis Mitch.

Article chronicles the beginning of settlements within the Oklahoma Territory after legislation passed making the area ready for them.

Article describes Edward Palmer's collection of botanical, zoological, and ethnological specimens he collection while living in Indian Territory.

Article explains how the Old North Tower, the original capital building of Oklahoma Territory, was created necessity during the region's pioneering days.

Article explores the cultures of Indigenous tribes who lived alongside the Arkansas River from the perspective of European explores.

Article chronicles the life and career of Travis Franklin Hensley, a prominent editor and newspaper man within the state of Oklahoma.

Article chronicles the lives of David and Mary Eddleman. David Eddleman established the first daily newspaper within Indian Territory.

Article describes the agricultural landscape and practices of the Five Civilized Tribes before European colonization.

Article chronicles the life of Alice Ross Howard, a distant relative of Chief John Ross of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. The article follows Howard and her family as they escape from the Civil War to the North and return to rebuild their lives within the Cherokee Nation.

Article recounts first-person experiences within the Indian and Oklahoma Territories during the allotment of lands while the regions were being prepared for settlement.

Notes and Documents section for Volume 23, Number 3, Autumn 1945. It includes notes regarding the early days of Fort Gibson, the opening of the Comanche-Kiowa territories, a pioneer's experience within the region known as "No-Man's Land," a correction on a necrology entry for John Emery Sater, the organization of Kay County's historical society, a recent acquisition to the society's library, the presentation of a silver medal, the genealogy of Narcissa Chisholm, and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on June 25, 1945.

Article recounts the principal address made by Floyd C. Shoemaker during a meeting of the Missouri Club of the State of Oklahoma in which many references are made regarding Oklahoma history. Shoemaker was the secretary of Missouri's Historical Society.