Article provides context to the recollections of the author's grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Rogers, who was a survivor of the flood at Frazer in Old Greer County that resulted in the founding of Altus, Oklahoma.

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life, family, and career of Dr. Anna Lewis, an educator of Choctaw descent. Winnie Lewis Gravitt discusses Lewis's education and her contributions to the history of education in Oklahoma.

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

Article describes the history of Hastings Baptist College in Hastings, Oklahoma in the early twentieth century. Hugh D. Corwin discusses its establishment, students, leadership, and eventual closing.

Article discusses the Indian Mission Annual Conference proceedings and locations over the years, as well as its members of the Methodist Episcopal Church throughout Indian Territory. Martha Stewart highlights major contributors and leaders in the history of mission work in the area.

Article explores the story of Mary Bourbonnais, a member of the Citizen Band of Potawatomis who came to Indian Territory. Florence Drake includes a letter by Mary herself recollecting her time as superintendent of a Sunday school, and her own spiritual journey.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 25, 1962.

Notes and Documents column including documents about the Tulsa County Historical Society, historic sites and markers in Oklahoma, historical notes and publications, and recent accessions to the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society.

Article discusses the history and growth of the town of Vinita, as well as the history of the Sacred Heart Academy. Velma Nieberding discusses the establishment of the Catholic school for American Indian children, the mission church there, and the priests who worked in Vinita.

Article explores the history of church academies in early Oklahoma and Oklahoma Territory and lists details about each individually. Frank A. Balyeat describes the denominations that established these schools and the communities they served.

Article discusses the history of Union Mission from 1826 to 1837 through a summary of the Journal of the Union Mission kept in the library of the Oklahoma Historical Society. Hope Holway discusses the difficulties the missionaries faced in their work, the cost of living there, and the people groups they intended to minister to.

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

Article continues the excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory, in this second part of A. M. Gibson's article. Koeltzow discusses life in a dugout, interactions with other homesteaders, farming, and the move to Kiowa County.

Article includes letters from General McCulloch to Chief John Ross and Ross' return letter written in 1861. Harry J. Lemley provides biographical sketches of both men and historical context to the correspondence, which was written in an era when the Confederate army was seeking to gain alliance with the Cherokee Nation, whose leaders wanted to remain neutral.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 26, 1962.

Notes and Documents column including documents about the organization of the OHS, reminiscence of Dawes Commission members, monuments, corrections, historic notes about names and locations of landmarks, and the note of the catalogued Joseph B. Thoburn Collection.

Article continues an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet in this second part of Berlin B. Chapman's article. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the process of setting up booths run by clerks from the General Land Office, the business at this office, and political and environmental conditions before the opening.

Article discusses the history of the seals of the five large tribes of Indian Territory: the Cherokee Nation, the Chickasaw Nation, the Choctaw Nation, the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, and the Seminole Nation. Muriel H. Wright provides context and explains the images represented in each seal individually.

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

Article provides and introduction to and includes an excerpt of the autobiography of Otto Koeltzow, a migrant from Germany who homesteaded Greer County, Oklahoma Territory and weathered many difficulties to establish a community there.

This section includes the minutes of the annual and quarterly meetings of the Oklahoma Historical Society that were held on April 26, 1962.

Notes and Documents column including documents about the Civil War centennial, OHS awards, the history of the Grand River Dam Authority, a tribute to public librarian Mrs. Lester O'Riley, a letter from President Herbert Hoover, a bronze portrait of Sequoyah, dedication of the restoration of the old Cherokee capital of New Echota, and the contents of the Thomas J. Harrison pamphlet collection.

Article provides an archival study on the opening of the Cherokee Outlet to settlement. Berlin B. Chapman includes documentation from the time to summarize the agreement made with the Cherokees about the sale of the lands, guidelines for the "land race" portion of the opening, and legislation related to land claims.

Article discusses the life and homesteading efforts of Jefferson Lemanosky Hefley, a traveler to the Oklahoma frontier at the time of the land openings. Maurice Hefley explores the difficulties his grandfather faced as a pioneer until he eventually received a claim through lottery.