Article provides historical background for the work of Miss Sophia Sawyer, who began a female seminary for both Cherokee and white students in the Cherokee Nation and also worked at several different missions. Carolyn Thomas Foreman examines her life and accomplishments through correspondence and newspaper reports.

Article discusses the history of Marshalltown, a town in the Creek Nation that was established in the early nineteenth century. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the crime that cropped up in the town, and the disputes that occurred between black Creeks and Cherokees.

Article describes the life and military career of General Douglas H. Cooper, who led several regiments of Dragoons throughout his lifetime. Carolyn Thomas Foreman examines accounts written by Cooke and correspondence from the time to paint a portrait of the man and his work.

Article traces the history of a family of pioneers through three members of the Bean family. Carolyn Thomas Foreman explores the lives of Mark Bean, Colonel Robert Bean, Captain Jesse Bean, and their families through historical correspondence and records.

Article describes the trip taken by a group of Osages billed as the "Warrior Troupe" who traveled to fairs and performed and put on competitions with the locals at the towns they stopped at. Frank F. Finney includes excerpts from the diary of T. M. Finney, one of the men who traveled with them.

Article describes the founding of Epworth University through the joint cooperation of two branches of the Methodist Episcopal Church and various city organizations. Ray Asplin explores the committees that met in the planning process, how they secured funding, and the success of the university after it was created.

Article explores the life and contributions of Chief James Bigheart, key politician and organizer of the Osage Nation in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Orpha B. Russell discusses how Bigheart fought the allotment bill that would put Osages at a disadvantage, and brought the "headright" method to pass.

Article provides a biographical tribute to the life of Oscar Clarence Newman, M. D., surgeon, humanitarian, and founder of Shattuck Memorial Hospital. O. H. Richards provides a nuanced portrait of the life of the accomplished community leader.

Article provides a biographical tribute to Mabel Bourne Bassett, Commissioner of Charities and Corrections in Oklahoma. Jessie Randolph Moore and Mrs. Elsie D. Hand describe Bassett's numerous contributions to improving public welfare, which included organizing humane societies and working with the Red Cross during World War I.

Article provides a person narrative by Iva Williams Allen about living in the town of Meers when it was first established. Allen describes the growth of the town, including the establishment of a local newspaper, churches, and community clubs and societies.

This section includes the minutes of the regular quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on July 29th, 1954.

Article provides a biographical tribute to physician, author, journal editor, and member of the Oklahoma Historical Society, Lewis Jefferson Moorman, M. D. Gaston Litton describes the lasting impact Moorman left on Oklahoma medical history through his contributions.

This section includes the minutes of the fourth quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 28, 1954.

Article provides an autobiography of the life of pioneer teacher Anna R. Fait in her work teaching a school for white children in what is now Caddo County. Fait also includes stories of her experience with the Comanches, and of her husband who was a Presbyterian missionary.

Article traces the history of art in Oklahoma through its artists. O. B. Jacobson and Jeanne d'Ucel provide background for the works of artists such as Frederic Remington, Narcissa Chisholm Owen, Samuel Holmberg I, Lawrence Pickett Williams, Nellie Shepherd, John Noble, Henriette Clopath, Patricio Gimeno, Anna H. Miller, Martha Avey, Father Gregory Gerber, and Elbridge Ayer Burbank.

Article describes the life and leadership of Chief Bowles, Cherokee leader during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Dorman H. Winfrey explores his attempts to gain land for the Cherokees, and the battles with Texans.

Article discusses a program led by Dartmouth College to provide education to youths from Indian Territory, and discusses some of the Cherokee and Choctaw alumni that attended the liberal arts institution. Kathleen Garrett also provides historical background to the establishment of the school.

Article describes the work of James Mooney, a researcher for the Bureau of American Ethnology. Althea Bass describes his travels among various tribes in Oklahoma and includes excerpts of Mooney's own records of his experiences.

Article describes the life and career of Confederate General Douglas H. Cooper. Muriel H. Wright explores his work as a Choctaw agent, and his participation in the Civil War.

This section includes the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on May 6, 1954.

Article discusses the history of the Catholic Church within the Osage Nation. Velma Nieberding lists the missionaries who ministered to the Osage people and describes the establishment of missions to provide education and places to worship.

Article discusses the duties of the 1st Dragoons to police groups and mitigate danger on the Santa Fe Trail in the nineteenth century. Otis E. Young recounts the experiences of the group using excerpts of the journal of their leader, Captain Cooke.

Article discusses the problems faced by the Choctaw Nation between 1865 and 1907 in their agricultural progress, which included Dawes Commission stipulations, abuse of pasture land by white settlers, and lack of transportation for crops.

Article discusses the life and career of Confederate veteran and pioneer of Indian Territory, Captain James E. Reynolds. Rosa Ayleene Nance discusses, his upbringing, eventual marriage, participation in the Civil War, and business pursuits on the frontier.