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.

Article narrates Oklahoma's history through looking at how settlers encroached on Indian Territory.

Article commemorates the fiftieth anniversary issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma with a letter from the editor.

Article chronicles the success of the first Indian International Fair. Included within the article is an introduction to the fair followed by notes by Will R. Robinson who attended the fair during his childhood. Also included is a list of items offered throughout the fair's exhibits with rules and regulations.

Article narrates how the Chickasaws lived, prospered, and operated in their native lands before being relocated to the Oklahoma Territory. The article also mentions how the tribe adapted to their changing circumstances before the Civil War.

Article narrates the legal and political battles fought over settlement of the Cherokee Outlet that accumulated into the creation of Rock Falls, a townsite that forced a confrontation between cattlemen and government agencies.

Article chronicles the history of the Old Bar X Ranch, a ranch that stood as a landmark at the end of a trail cattlemen used for grazing their herds.

Article recounts Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch's time at a mission schools in Tulsa and Vinita during a year of financial difficulties and misunderstandings with the communities. She was the last surviving member who taught at these communities at the time of her testimony.

Article attempts to corroborate the account of Pedro Jaungonzales who claims to have stayed at a fort used for digging, smelting, and protecting the Mexico-Texas border during Texas' fight for independence called Cascorillo. Few archeological artifacts have been found to confirm his story.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 28, 1971. This section also includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 18, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.

Notes and Documents column including a thankful tribute to all the contributors to the magazine throughout its fifty years with special attention to Gary Hugh McKinney and a list of books accessioned and catalogued by the organization's library.

Article discusses how the Oklahoma's History Project was created, its background, and explains why collecting oral history is important. Specifically, this article focuses on the collection of histories of American Indians who reside in Oklahoma Territory.

Article pays tribute to Richard Gamble Miller's life and career as a newspaper man. He wrote the famous "Smoking Room" column for the Oklahoma City Times.

Article narrates the life of Robert Hefner, a man who came from humble beginnings as a sheep farmer to become a professor, lawyer and judge.

Article chronicles how railroad companies overcame legal and territorial disputes to expand their businesses into the Cherokee Nation.

Article chronicles how the Five Civilized Tribes and other tribes within Indian Territory went about adopting and freeing enslaved people during the era of Reconstruction. The article mentions treaties and negations made with the federal government that dealt with this issue.

Article chronicles the challenges faced by Texas Rangers defending the Texas frontier from Comanche invasions during 1858.

This section includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the minutes for the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors on the Oklahoma Historical Society held on April 29, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.

Notes and Documents column including an announcement for the distribution of the The Chronicles' annual index, a narrative of a colonel's life at Camp Gruber during World War II, and a quote spoken at Guy Quoetone's birthday celebration.

Article chronicles what life was like inside of the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The article focuses on how tribe members interacted with authority figures, mission schools, architecture, and finances.

Article details the arrest of Big Snake, a Ponca man who was arrested for allegedly attempting to flea from the Indian Territory back to his ancestral land in the Dakotas.