Article chronicles the establishment of Fort Arbuckle, a military post built to protect the Choctaw Nation from the Chickasaw Nation and to protect emigrants on their way to California.

Article details the punishments soldiers received for "drunkenness" and "disorderly conduct" while stationed at military forts during the early 19th century.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Extus Leroy Gay, a county clerk; Judge Arthur R. Garrett, a county lawyer and judge; Linta Bruner, a service man; Frances Chandler, a congressional representative; Mary Bell, the wife of a senator for the Choctaw Nation; and Andrew B. Cunningham, a missionary for the Cherokee tribe.

Article chronicles Josiah Butler's experiences as an educator at the Comanche-Kiowa agency School. Butler was a member of the Society of Friends and worked peacefully with the tribes. His story is told through his journal entries.

Article explains how the Mississippi River was named by French explorers and early Choctaw tribesmen.

Notes and Documents column including a report made to the Board of Directors of the Historical Society regarding members of the Five Civilized Tribes who fought with the Confederate Army and an index for the volume.

Article is the official resolution declaring Jackson, Mississippi the state's capitol. The resolution thanks Pushmataha, a chief of the Choctaw tribe, for his assistance in fighting the Creek tribe.

Article details the establishment of the Choctaw Academy, a mission school that served young Choctaw boys, through correspondence written between faculty and staff.

Article chronicles the life of Elizabeth Fulton Hester, the oldest resident of Muskogee, Oklahoma when this article was created. Mrs. Hester was a teacher within Indian Territory and a nurse during the Civil War.

Article details two stories regarding the punishments given to deserters of the army in the late 19th century.

Article is a list of post offices established in Indian Territory during the Reconstruction Era and their post masters.

Article consists of editorials written by staff members at The Chronicles. Included is a note of appreciation for the historic landmarks within Oklahoma, an announcement of an archaeological dig conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society, and a philosophical thought regarding how future generations will think about history.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Finis E. Folsom, H. W. Sawyer, H. O. Tener, Arthur Walcott, Clarence Herndon Howe, Dr. William Edgar Crowder, Col. Willie W. Wilson, Dr. J. J. Williams, Doctor Joseph F. Messenbaugh, and Almer E. Monroney.

Article chronicles the federal government's attempts to restore and manage mission school buildings within the Choctaw Nation through correspondences between Indian agents and Representatives.

Article explains how John B. Beall and some of his fellow service men created the Fly Leaf, a newspaper distributed at Fort Washita.

Article chronicles the life of Elias Boudinot through letters written between him and his family members. Boudinot was the editor of the Cherokee Phoenix newspaper and the subject of an interracial marriage scandal within a mission school.

Article outlines the interracial marriage laws present within the Cherokee Nation during the Reconstruction Era. Included is a list interracial marriages that were reported within the territory.

Article is a list of post offices that were established within the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole Nations and their first postmasters.

Article chronicles the history of the Cheyenne tribe as told to the author by a member of the tribe. This history was allegedly passed down through generations through oral storytelling and describes how the tribe adapted their lifestyle before colonization.

Article chronicles the life of Colonel Joe C. Miller. He cofounded the 101 Ranch with his brothers while being an adopted chief of the Ponca tribe and helping to mediate disputes between farmers.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including Peter P. Pitchlynn, chief of the Choctaws; Albert G. Cochran, a teacher; Ambers Lafayette Bennett, a service man and politician; Joel B. Mayes, a teacher; Emory David Brownlee, a county judge and state senator; George McQuaid, a newspaper man; Robert M. Harris, governor of the Chickasaw Nation; Samuel Houston Mayes, former principal chief of the Cherokee Nation; Calvin Luther (Lute) Herbert, a lawyer; Theodore F. Brewer, a preacher and president of a university; and, James Joseph McGraw, a banker and politician.

Notes and Documents column including a proposed amendment for the Oklahoma Historical Society's constitution, the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on May 1, 1928, and a list of members of the society.

Article chronicles the expeditions of Spanish explores throughout the Oklahoma and Indian Territories before the region was given to the United States.

Article chronicles how the Canadian River got its name. This river also serves as the inspiration for a county, town, roads, and businesses located within Oklahoma.