Article describes the eight year project that led to the creation of the Grand River Dam Authority. Part 1 of Richard Lowitt's two-part article describes how the GRDA was campaigned for by Representative Wesley Disney and Senator Elmer Thomas of the Oklahoma Legislature. The resulting construction of the Pensacola Dam became a remedy for both flood control and creation of electric power.

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

Article summarizes the ways in which the nations of Indian Territory offered safe harbor for runaway slaves and other African Americans seeking freedom.

Article describes the history of racial violence and segregation among the white and black communities of Oklahoma, highlighting two investigations in Meridian, Oklahoma as a demonstration of what local authorities were willing to label a "race riot."

Article provides a biography of Eliza Jane Ross, niece of Cherokee Chief John Ross and prominent pioneer teacher within the Cherokee Nation, paying tribute to her dedication as an educator and impact on the communities she taught.

Article covers the history of Latinos in Oklahoma, providing details about the roots of Spanish colonialism, the various factors that led people to migrate to the United States, and the organizations, media, and celebrations that promoted the growth and preservation of Latino culture in Oklahoma.

Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.

Article studies the development of frontier banking as exemplified in Willard Johnston's interests, which began in Shawnee and expanded to include numerous financial institutions and communities around the state.

Article relates the ways in which the Oklahoma Bankers Association and each community's banks responded to the 1907 Bankers' Panic. They calmed public fears of bank insolvency and developed ingenious was to make currency flow in the economy. As a result, Oklahoma created the nation's first bank deposit guaranty law.

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.

This article traces the history of fiddle playing among the Cherokee and illustrates the importance of fiddle music to the people.

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

Article details the effects of philosophical and political issues on the development of junior colleges in Oklahoma.

This article estimates the value of the Cherokee's land and other property that was lost due to the tribe's removal to Indian Territory. Economist Matthew Gregg has performed a detailed mathematical analysis of land sale records in Tennessee, North Carolina, Alabama, and Georgia around the time of removal. He arrives at an assessment that is consonant with Cherokee Chief John Ross's 1838 figure.

This article is the second part of a two-part article on the Grand River Dam Authority. In this part, the author analyzes the state agency's history after World War II. Only one-third complete in 1945, the GRDA operated only Pensacola Dam. Over the next three decades Senators Elmer Thomas and Robert S. Kerr guided the federal legislation that would allow the Authority to complete its flood control dams and power generation/distribution facilities in the watershed of the Grand River.

Article detailing the Red Earth Festival Movement (1985-1987) that led to the festival's inception. The festival owes its genesis to the dedication of a small cadre of local civic, arts, and political leaders who envisioned a multi-tribal exposition of American Indian dance, arts, and crafts. Since its inception in 1987 the Red Earth Festival has become a staple of Oklahoma City's tourism scene.

Article describes the growth and subsequent problems of the Oklahoma oil-boom town of Wirt in Carter County, also known as Ragtown. Emerging overnight as the center of the Healdton Field, Ragtown provided shelter and work for hundreds of assorted oil-field characters.

Article analyzing the literary work of Louis Oliver, American Indian writer and poet.

Article analyzes the issues of poor federal management and general neglect of health and sanitation that put Indian students' lives in jeopardy at Seneca Indian School and at the nation's other Indian schools in the early twentieth century.

Notes and Documents column including "The Karen Daniels Petersen Collection" which highlights the collection of photographs collected by Karen Daniels Petersen over the course of her research and writing career that was donated to the Oklahoma Historical Society in 2009. Most of the donated images depict persons who were associated with David Pendleton Oakerhater, who was a Cheyenne warrior turned artist. Several photographs from the collection are included in the section.

For the Record section including the Oklahoma Historical Society minutes of the quarterly board meeting that was held on April 22, 2009, as well as the minutes of the meeting of the membership that was held on April 23, 2009.

Notes and Documents column including a list of the collections available from the Oklahoma Historical Society's Research Center and short descriptions of each collection.

For the Record section including the "Oklahoma Historical Society Minutes of the Quarterly Board Meeting" that was held on July 22, 2009.