Article describes the harrowing experience of one pioneer and his wife and children traveling in a covered wagon on the Great Plains. William E. Baker tells the story of the dangers of crossing a river and the journey to Kingfisher, Oklahoma.

Article describes the work of Baptist missionary, Joseph Samuel Morrow, in providing educational opportunities and religious instructions to the tribes of Indian Territory. Frank A. Balyeat discusses the institutions he helped found, which includes the Baptist Academy and the Murrow Orphans Home.

Article discusses the founding of Ponca City by the author's father, Burton Seymour Barnes, and the land run of 1893. Louis Seymour Barnes illustrates the growth of business in Ponca City and the order his father brought as mayor.

Article provides a biographical breakdown of the life and career of Senator Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma. Monroe Billington discusses his evolution as a politician, from his early radical Populist beliefs to his ultra-conservative later years.

Article describes the land claims of "legal sooners," those who entered an area of land called Oklahoma District under legal means, such as by means of permit, authorized occupation, or employment by the government. Berlin B. Chapman discusses the early law enforcement and legal process for land claims and disputes in the region.

Article discusses the history of government relations with the tribes of the south in the United States following the Revolution. Kenneth Coleman explores the British and Spanish interest in the area occupied by the American Indians, and the treaties Congress made with these people groups.

Article describes the tract of land called "the Big Pasture" that was originally separated from Kiowa-Comanche-Apache lands, the process of allotting the land and opening it to homesteaders, and the names of the townsites that were set up there after the land was surveyed.

Article provides a historical overview of the health conditions among the five large tribes of Indian Territory from 1830 to the Civil War. Bernice Norman Crockett explores how epidemics and liquor trade impacted the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Seminole, and Creek tribes, and the medical help that was available via missionaries.

Column documenting biographical information about Oklahomans who have died; this issue discusses writer and county superintendent Nell A. Snyder.

Article discusses the history of the Kaw people, their leaders, and the creation of their agency in Indian Territory. Frank F. Finney discusses their initial move to Indian Territory, ways of life, and the other tribes they were friendly with.

Article discusses the lives of the pioneer couple Dr. Richard Moore Crain and his wife, who was Miss Anna Rebecca Neal before marriage. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses the difficulties they faced on the frontier, Anna's work as a schoolteacher, and Dr. Cain's work with the various tribes they lived among.

Article describes the military career of Lieutenant General Theophilus Hunter Holmes, founder of Fort Holmes. Carolyn Thomas Foreman discusses his participation in the Seminole Wars, the Mexican-American War, and focuses particularly on his service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

Article discusses the lives, careers, and influence of two women of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, Mary Lewis Herrod and Kate Shaw Ahrens. Carolyn Thomas Foreman provides a biographical sketch of each woman and discusses how they provided education to the youths of their nation.

Notes and Documents column including documents about the two new departments of the Oklahoma Historical Society, the centennial of the Butterfield Overland Mail Route celebration, the dedication of the Sherman House at Fort Sill, dedication of bronze portraits in the Indian Hall of Fame, and notes about Charles Burkham of Old Miller County.

Article describes the history of the leasing of Quapaw mineral lands after the discovery of lead and zinc ore. A. M. Gibson discusses the measures put in place to protect the Quapaws from unfair agreements and the financial and legal issues that sprouted from these leases.

Article discusses the history of Shade's Will on Zach Cain's Ranch, its founding by J. U. Shade and H. B. Fore, its importance as a stop for water in the cattle trade, and how it was developed in conjunction with Shade's Well Inn on the ranch.

Article includes the memoires of Kittie M. Harvey, a pioneer woman who moved to Oklahoma Territory with her family and became a music teacher and helped run the small post office in Chandler. Harvey discusses life there and in Oklahoma City, and the people she and her husband Will Harvey interacted with.

Article transcribes the writing of B. N. O. Walker under the penname Hen-Toh. Hen-Toh tells the story of Mon-Dah-Min and includes descriptions of Wyandot corn dishes and their history.

Article describes the experiences of Dr. F C. Holmes, traveling dental practitioner, in Western Oklahoma at the turn of the 19th century. Holmes describes the homesteaders he encountered during this period and the practices he employed as a pioneer dentist.

Article provides a biographical sketch of the life and career of Albert Clarence Hunt, Justice of the Supreme Court of Oklahoma. Judge N. B. Johnson discusses the leadership positions the justice held, as well as the organizations he was a part of.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation.