Article discusses the impact of studying at the Cherokee national seminaries through a paper read at the "Homecoming" of the Cherokee Seminaries Students Association meeting at Tahlequah on May 7, 1958. Ida Wetzel Tinnin discusses her own experiences as a graduate, the curriculum and environment of the schools, and the events that provided a historical backdrop for their growth.

Article compares the communities of Cane Hill, Arkansas, and Tahlequah, Oklahoma and the progress of the two regions in the Cherokee Nation. T. L. Ballenger discusses the development of national seminaries in the areas and the people who settled there.

Article describes the project led by the Oklahoma Historical Society to acquire and preserve the Worcester Mission cemetery at Park Hill. T. L. Ballenger discusses the history of Worcester cemetery and includes a roster of the individuals buried there.

Article discusses the call for and establishment of a high school for freedmen in the Cherokee Nation in 1890, the rights black freed persons had in early Indian Territory, the students who attended the school, and records of the school.

Article discusses the contents of the Andrew Nave Letters, a collection donated by the Nave family to Northeastern State University. Since Andrew Nave ran a store in Tahlequah and Park Hill and was the son-in-law of Cherokee chief John Ross, the materials can serve as a source of information for the business affairs of the Cherokee Nation.

Article introduces and transcribes the round-table discussion of members of the Oklahoma Historical Society at their annual meeting at Tahlequah on May 7 regarding state protection of historical centers. Berlin B. Chapman records what was said by Dr. J. Stanley Clark, Colonel George H. Shirk, Dr. Emma Estill-Harbour, Miss Muriel H. Wright, Mr. Thomas J. Harrison, Dr. Berlin B. Chapman, Dr. Anna Lewis, and Dr. Angie Debo.

Miss Fletcher Wickham standing beside sign for St. Basil's Protestant Episcopal Church. Information on back of photo states the house was the first building of St. Basil's Episcopal Church, Tahlequah, located at corner of York and Vinita Streets.

Photograph of Dr. Mathis, Superindentent, OK Methodist home for children, on the right & Robert F. Shapley, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], Tahlequah, Cherokee Country Soil Conservation District [SCD], inspecting native bluestem for possible seed harvest. This field yielded approximately 200 pounds of sry seed per acre. 55 acres. 2 tons of agricultural limestone and 160 pounds of 0-20-0 fertilizer per acre were applied in 1951. Hay cut this year in early June, mostly of cheatgrass. OK-166-5.

Photograph of Ozark highland savannah showing trees subject to a Thompson high volatile herbicide mixture as applied in 1952.

Photograph of Dr. Mathis, Superintendent of the Oklahoma Methodist Home for Children, right, and Robert F. Shapley, Work Unit Conservationist [WUC], Tahlequah, Cherokee County Soil Conservation District [SCD], inspecting native Bluestem grass for a possible seed harvest. This field yielded approximately 200 pounds dry seed per acre for 55 acres. 2 tons of agricultural limestone [= calcium carbonate] and 160 pounds of 0-20-0 fertilizer per acre were applied in 1951. The hay was cut this year in early June, mostly as cheat grass. OK-166-5.

Photograph of cattle grazing native grass at the C. J. Bohmer Ranch. The area was aerially-sprayed with chemicals in May, 1953, to control hardwood brush. OK-10-844.

Photograph of Ozark highland savannah showing trees subject to a Thompson high volatile herbicide mixture as applied in 1952.

Photograph of the C. J. Dolmer Ranch, showing the use of a homemade squeeze gate. OK-10-843

Photograph of the portion of the area aerially sprayed by chemicals in June 1953 to kill brush on the C. J. Dohmer Ranch. The men in the picture are, left to right, Lowry Walker, aerial spray applicator, Louis Reid. Associate editor, Country Gentleman, C. J. Dohmer, owner, and Bus Cordray, foremen. OK-10-845.

Photograph of Hollis R. Williams, State Conservationist, Soil Conservationist, for Arkansas, standing in an area of native grasses in excellent condition. The area was aerially-sprayed with chemicals to control brush in June, 1952. OK-846.

Photograph of Native bluestem being combined by R. B. French. Hay harvested in early June, 1955, mostly cheat grass. Fertilized with 2 tons of agricultural limestone and 160 pounds of 0-20-0 fertilizer per acre in 1951. This field yielded approximately 200 pounds dry seed per acre. 55 acres. OK-165-3.

Photograph of native bluestem grass being combined by R.B. French. Hay harvested in early June, 1955, mostly cheat. Fertilized with 2 tons agre. Limestone and 160 lbs. 0-20-0 per acre in 1951. This field yielded approximately 200 lbs. dry seed per acre. 55 acres.

Photograph of land that has been cleared and sprigged to Bermuda. Spring 1957.

Photograph of cattle at a stockwater farm in Bermudagrass pasture. All Registered herefords.

Annual journal of the Texas Archeological Society documenting research and findings of members as well as activities of the organization.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "D. M "Doc" Wadley has been elected president of the Tahlequah Kiwanis club. Wadley is athletic director at Northeastern State College."

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Doc Wadley of Northeastern State who directed Muskogee's open team champs admire their trophies. The champions are scheduled to leave for Chicago on February 25."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Doc Wadley, Northeastern State Football Coach."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "John Samuel Vaughan, 65, president of Northeastern state college, Tahlequah, died unexpectedly Sunday following a a heart attack."