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.

Article examines life and business at Texanna, Oklahoma, a town settled by Cherokees who relocated there from Texas. Though now a ghost town, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the town's history through accounts of travelers who documented it and citizens who lived there.

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 describes the life and career of General frank Crawford Armstrong, an officer in the Confederate Army and later Assistant Commissioner of Indian Affairs. In the third part of this article series, Carolyn Thomas Foreman explains Armstrong's participation in the Civil War and the factionalism among members of the Cherokee Nation in the late nineteenth century.

Article explores crime on the Oklahoma frontier in the early 1900s, referencing a particular instance of someone stealing a thousand pounds of smoked bacon, which earned the following events the name the "Smoked Meat Rebellion," also known as the Crazy Snake Rebellion. Mel H. Bolster discusses the interaction of Creeks, Creek freedmen, and the local law enforcement during these events.

Article discusses the activation of the first United States Dragoons and their arduous march from Jefferson Barracks to Fort Gibson in 1833 to 1834. Hamilton Gardner examines journal records of the officers, and correspondence that documented the journey, to create a clearer picture of the experience.

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.

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.

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 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.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on Thursday, January 22, 1953.

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.

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

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 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.

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.

Article explores the art of sign language cultivated by the Plains Indians of North America, a cultural unit composed of about 31 tribes. Jerell R. Walker provides historical background for the creation of these gestures and compares it to sign language intended for use by those with hearing or speech disabilities.

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 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 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.

Quarterly publication containing articles, book reviews, photographs, illustrations, and other works documenting Oklahoma history and preservation. Index to volume 96 starts after page 461.

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.