Article provides an introduction to the traveling artist Heinrich Balduin Möllhausen before providing an excerpt of the journal he kept while accompanying Lieutenant A. W. Whipple on the Pacific Railroad Survey of Oklahoma in 1853. The journal includes depiction of the land they traveled and the people they encountered.

Article discusses the thriving town of Shawnee, Oklahoma and Pottawatomie County at the turn of the century. Ernestine Gravley highlights the growth of businesses, feuds by railroad companies over the town, and popular pastimes such as horse racing made possible by Shawnee's expansion.

This section includes the minutes of the third quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on November 12, 1953.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died, including lawyer and Oklahoma legislator J. Elmer Wyand and school board member and Chickasaw Nation representative Hon. Joe Newberry.

Notes and Documents column including a list of the members of the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, a document about Bloomfield Seminary and its centennial, a description of the L. C. Hydrick Collection, which pertains to the discovery of oil at Red Fork, a report by the OHS's delegate to the Royal Geographic Society of Antwerp in 1953, and a description of the first map of Arkansas Territory in 1822.

Article discusses the eleven-week "Summer Institute of Linguistics" held by the University of Oklahoma, a session created to train students how to study unwritten languages and eventually translate the Bible into the languages of the tribes of Oklahoma. W. A. Willibrand describes the institute's instructors, students, and how descriptive linguistics can be used as a tool for evangelism.

Article explores the life and career of United States Senator, attorney, and Cherokee agent Robert L. Owen. Wyatt W. Belcher focuses on the man's political beliefs and leadership, describing him as a practical politician never caught unawares despite his idealist side.

Article provides a transcript of the address given by Baxtor Taylor at the dedication of the monument to Robert L. Williams. Taylor provides his personal perspective on the life of the judge and discusses his own experience as a newspaper editor in Atoka reporting on the Constitutional Convention Williams attended.

Article discusses the dedication event of the Robert Lee Williams memorial monument by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Charles Evans relates the ways in which the OHS paid tribute to the Constitutional Convention member, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma, judge, and benefactor through these ceremonies.

Article provides a biographical tribute to lawyer and banker William Elbert Utterback. Charles Evans describes his upbringing and education in Mississippi, experience in the United States Army, and involvement in the community and business in the Durant region of Oklahoma.

Article describes pioneer woman Annette Blackburn Ehler and her contributions to Oklahoma history through the Oklahoma Historical Society and Oklahoma Memorial Association. Athie Sale Davis discusses her work creating the Pat Hennessey Memorial Garden and the contents of her writings.

Article continues the discussion of treaties and alliances the Confederate States made with the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations during the Civil War. In this second part of the article, Ohland Morton discusses the Civil War skirmishes and the leadership of Stand Watie after the creation of these treaties.

Article transcribes the eulogy delivered by General William S. Key, President of the Oklahoma Historical Society, at First Presbyterian Church on behalf of Dr. Grant Foreman. Key recognizes Foreman's efforts to record the history of American Indian tribes and of Oklahoma, and pays tribute to the man.

Article describes the establishment of Fishertown, a village in the Creek Nation that cropped up near North Fork Town in the nineteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman traces the genealogy of the Fisher family who founded the town, and describes its early growth and development.

Article provides a timeline of the work of Dr. Grant Foreman, valued member of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society, writer, researcher, and lawyer.

Article constructs a picture of the history of Cimarron County through coverage of major events that occurred there and examination of archaeological evidence. William E. Baker examines accounts of the area by various parties and discusses early trading expeditions, United States Army occupation, and interactions with American Indian tribes.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on Thursday, July 23, 1953.

Notes and Documents column including a tribute to Dr. Grant Foreman, a transcribed manuscript about the trail in Ottawa County and the Quapaw Reservation, notes about the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and a list of recent accessions in the Oklahoma Historical Society Library.

Article describes the history of a group of Wichitas visitors from Spain called Tayovayas. Elizabeth Ann Harper discusses their relations with the French and Spaniards in the eighteenth century, which ranged from peaceful trade negotiation to military skirmishes.

Article discusses treaties and alliances made with the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations during the Civil War. Ohland Morton focuses on interaction with the Confederate government and provides historical context to the initial uprooting of these tribes and relocation.

Article describes the lives and works of three white artists who came to Oklahoma in the nineteenth century: George Catlin, John Mix Stanley, and Heinrich Baldwin Mollhausen. O. B. Jacobson and Jeanne d'Ueel discuss how the artists recorded images of Indian Territory and why they did so.

This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on June 5, 1953

Notes and Documents column including documents about reports from Fort Gibson in the nineteenth century, a correction for the article "The March of the First Dragoons from Jefferson Barracks," notes about the legacy of Sam Houston, and plans announced by William E. Bittle to conduct a linguistic survey of American Indian languages in Oklahoma.

Article provides a biographical tribute to Perry Duke Maxwell, golf course architect of Oklahoma. Charles Evans provides a description of Maxwell's upbringing, marriage, family, religion, and character.