This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 25, 1973. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.

Article attempts to paint an accurate picture of Second Lieutenant George Nicholas Bascom, who is mocked by historians for causing a long war between the United States and the Apache. Bascom was charged with capturing a young boy and stolen cattle from the Apache which turned into a bloody altercation after a misunderstanding between him and Chief Cochise.

Article chronicles the media storm of misinformation that followed the shooting of three college student in Ardmore, Oklahoma. The students were parked on the side of the road when two plain clothes policemen pulled over to apprehend them for public urinating. The ensuing scuffle left two of the students dead, one of which was related to Pascual Ortis Rubio, the president of the Republic of Mexico.

Article chronicles the day three men killed Elias Boudinot, Major Ridge, and John Ridge who were part of the "treaty party" within the Cherokees who favored signing relocation treaties. Their killers were part of the Ross party who were opposed to the tribe's relocation.

Article narrates the story of Major General Philip H. Sheridan lead his calvary force through a harsh winter towards Fort Lyon to assist Brevet Brigadier General William H. Penrose in protecting wagon trains and the mail service from attacks by the Plains Indians.

Article chronicles the history of the building that hosted Seminary Hall, the first co-educational public seminary school in the world, located on the Northeastern State College campus.

Article chronicles the activism done by Edward P. McCabe, the first African-American person elected to a public office outside of the South, as he encouraged more African-American people to settle within Oklahoma Territory. The article tells his story through newspaper articles published at the time.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 26, 1973. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization as well as a list of new annual, life, and honorary members.

Article chronicles the many activities and historical events that happened around Woodward county.

Article details the actions taken by Indian Affairs Agents to monitor and manage the Creeks within Indian Territory from 1834 to 1874.

Article details the accomplishments of Indian Affairs Agents assigned to monitor and manage the Seminoles residing within Indian Territory as well as the challenges faced with cultivating a healthy relationship between the tribe and the government agency.

Article narrates the attack on Colonel Warner Lewis of the Confederate army as he and his men marched to New Mexico and Arizona by American Indians that left all of his men dead except for himself and one solider.

Article details the amenities and atmosphere found within a pioneer's kitchen.

Article chronicles the planning and execution of the Indian Territory Expedition, a military undertaking by the federal government to stop the frequent attacks by Plains Indians on railroad surveyors, whiskey peddlers, buffalo hunters, and pioneers.

Article details the economic struggles faced by the Creek Nation in the decade immediately following the Civil War.

Article chronicles how the United States conducted several surveys over the course of 111 years to find the 100 Meridian, the boundary established in the Adams-Onis Treaty of 1819 that separated the country from Spain.

Article outlines the terms of the treaties proposed and signed between The Five Civilized Nations and the Confederacy.

Article details the backgrounds of various agents within the Office of Indian Affairs who were active from 1834 to 1870.

Article narrates President Theodore Roosevelt's visit to Oklahoma as he visits a group of soldiers called the "Rough Riders."

This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 26, 1973. Included is a response from Florence O. Wilson on becoming an honorary member of the society, a list of gifts received by the organization, and a list of new annual and life members.

Article chronicles the creation of the Oklahoma Ditch and Water Company and the Oklahoma City Gas Company.

Article details the life of Ado Hunnius, a German man who served in the New York Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War as a map maker and solider, through his journal entries.

Article explains how European travelers felt about the American Indian's removal from their ancestral lands to west of the Mississippi River through journal entries and letters.

Article contains translations of The Choctaw and Chickasaw Observer, a newspaper handwritten and published in the Choctaw Nation during the Civil War.