Article explores the accomplishments of black men who became deputy marshals to enforce the law on the frontier of Indian Territory. Nudie E. Williams focuses on the lives and motivations of three men in particular: Bass Reeves, Zeke Miller, and Grant Johnson.

Article describes the history of Cherokee settlement in the Cherokee Outlet, the subsequent selling of those lands, and the process of land allotment that occurred afterwards.

Article describes the establishment and history of Murray State College in the Chickasaw Nation, including its historical context, physical layout of buildings, and student population.

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. Index to volume 59 starts on page 496.

Article describes the life and military career of Colonel John Thompson Drew. A key figure in the Cherokee Nation, Drew was as a wealthy merchant and judge who had to overcome many difficulties after the conclusion of the Civil War.

Article describes the atmosphere of suppression of civil liberties that occurred during World War I in the United States, during which political figures targeted those they believed would cause unpatriotic dissent. Two groups that were often targeted were those that were "German sympathizers" or "hyphenated Americans."

Article explores the discourse about the existence of black universities in Oklahoma after desegregation, and examines the history of one of the most prominent institutions in Oklahoma, Langston University.

Article details the history of discovering and managing energy resources on the Southern Great Plains. From coal mining to the oil and gas industry, settlers took full advantage of the area's resources to run their settlements.

Article explores the extent of historical archaeology in Oklahoma through the materials recovered from the excavation of key historic sites. Many of these Euro-American sites were trading posts and military forts.

For the Record section includingthe minutes of the annual meeting of the Oklahoma Historical Society and the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that was held on October 23, 1980. It also includes the new committee assignments on the OHS Board of Directors. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the first quarter of 1981 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from January 30 to April 29 of 1981.

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that was held on October 23, 1980. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the third quarter of 1980 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from July 25 to October 23 of 1980.

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the OHS that was held on January 29, 1981. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the fourth quarter of 1980 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from October 24 of 1980 to January 29 of 1981.

For the Record section including the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on July 29, 1981. It also includes a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the second quarter of 1981 and lists of new annual and new life members of the OHS from April 30 to July 29 of 1981.

Article discusses the hunt for gold and other minerals in the Wichita Mountains of Oklahoma. Duane K. Hale uncovers the history of mining in southwestern Oklahoma from the last half of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth, including the discovery of ancient mines and dig sites left by earlier prospectors.

Article depicts the life of territorial stonemason Henry Vogel through examination of his accounts of various building projects. Brad Agnew discusses the man's upbringing, family, and the struggles he faced in Indian Territory.

Article explores the historic sites located on the Cherokee Strip as well as their origins. C. E. Metcalf describes the key landmarks on the lucrative land run, as well as they key figures who tried to settle or acquire it.

Article describes the ancestors and roots of Jim Thorpe's family. Jim Thorpe's sister, Grace F. Thorpe, examines the history of the Thorpe family in Indian Territory and their connections to the Sac, Fox and Potawatomi tribes.

Article continues to explore the historical background of the Jim Thorpe Family after the article's first part in Volume 59, Number 1, Spring 1981. Along with further description of the Sac and Fox and Potawatomi settlement in Indian Territory, Grace Thorpe highlights the lives of individuals in the Thorpe family including Jim Thorpe himself.

Article depicts the design and construction of St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Ardmore, Oklahoma in the late nineteenth century. Sally M. Gray focuses on the vision Reverend Joseph Carden had for this church and the plans that led to its construction.

Article details the major contribution Joseph Danne, Oklahoma plant geneticist, made when he developed a new variety of wheat that was sturdier and would produce more yield in the 1940s. Edmund A. Peters provides historical background in the field of plant genetics, and walks readers through the process that led to the creation of Triumph wheat.

Article explores the life of a frontier marshal in Oklahoma Territory through the inclusion of a log by U.S. Deputy Marshal Wiley G. Haines. Joe D. Haines, Jr. compares the actual daily life of a frontier marshal with the romantic accounts of the west that have been popularized by film and literature.