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

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 October 28, 1998. It also includes the minutes of two special board meetings of the OHS, one held on November 12, 1998 and the other on January 6 and 7, 1999.

Article describes the struggles citizens of Oklahoma faced during the Great Depression. In the second part of a two-part article, William H. Mullins explores how the Oklahoma administration attempted to provide relief to the citizens of Oklahoma.

Article describes the journey of John C. Chapman, the earliest resident of the town of Dover, Oklahoma, to build a community there in the late nineteenth century.

Article explores the impact of the Julius Rosenwald fund on expanding the possibilities of education for African American children during the period of segregation in Oklahoma's history.

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Norman L. Crockett, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1998.

Article explores the seemingly paradoxical life of William Penn Adair, a mixed-blood Cherokee who was both a slaveholder at one point and an advocate for the rights of American Indians. Paul Kelton draws connections between these two aspects of his life and investigates the meaning behind his beliefs.

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

Article investigates the deaths of Clara Blinn and her two-year-old son Willie, during the attack by the U.S. Seventh Cavalry on Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle's village on the Washita River. Joe D. Haines, Jr. provides details about Blinn and her captivity among the Cheyennes.

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 January 27, 1999.

Article explores the pioneering experience through the recollections of those who contributed to the Coulter School Memoirs, which explore life in a small rural community in Logan County, Oklahoma Territory.

Article describes the controversial political career of Mrs. Oliver O. "Mamie" Hammonds, the confidential secretary of Governor Henry S. Johnston, and the results of the reputation Hammonds gained after she became embroiled in Oklahoma politics.

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Rella Watts Looney, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also describes the journey of the Kilgen Theater Organ being moved from WKY Radio to the Civic Center Auditorium, and eventually to the State Museum of History.

Article provides a literary analysis of four novels written by native writers about the Trail of Tears. Frederick Hale explores the ways these reconstructions elaborate on a period of time and a perspective often marginalized in U.S. historical narrative.

Article discusses the uprising that became known as the Green Corn Rebellion, an organization of tenant farmers in the Working Class Union to protest draft laws. Nigel Sellars examines its lack of connection with the Industrial Workers of the World despite public anti-radicalist assumptions.

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

Article explores the story and creation process of The Daughter of Dawn, one of the earliest silent motion pictures filmed in Oklahoma. Despite being produced by whites, its cast was entirely comprised of Oklahoma Indians.

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 April 22 and 23, 1999. It also includes the minutes of the annual meeting of the membership of the OHS that was held on April 23, 1999.

Article describes the careers and impact of the seven men who served as territorial superintendents of public instruction in Oklahoma during its territorial period.

Article explores the life and crimes of Crawford Goldsby, also known as "Cherokee Bill," an outlaw with a colorful past whose crimes left an impact on the citizens of Indian Territory.

Notes and Documents column including a document honoring Savoie Lottinville, who was inducted into the annual Oklahoma Historians Hall of Fame in 1999. It also includes a document about the USS Oklahoma, the first battleship to be dedicated to a mission of peace, and its silver service pieces that were later displayed in the Oklahoma State Museum of History.

Article discusses the Oklahoma constitutional convention and the creation of the Oklahoma constitution. Aaron Bachhofer II delegitimizes claims about its radicalism or progressivism, attesting that it mainly reflected the status quo of the era's political environment.

Article describes the impact of city builder W. P. Atkinson in his development Midwest City, which would eventually house the workers of the Oklahoma City Air Depot and the Douglas Aircraft Company.

Article describes the work of the Indian Division of the New Deal's relief labor group, the Civilian Conservation Corps, and their efforts to improve conservation of land during the Great Depression.