Article describes the life and career of middleweight boxing champion Tom Abbott, the grandfather of the author. Devon Abbott illustrates his impact not just in the ring, but in his careers as a football and track coach and a chief of police in McAlester, Oklahoma.

Article describes the history of the "Five Civilized Tribes" who advocated for assimilation with whites during Oklahoma's territorial period. W. David Baird explores the identity crisis these tribes faced in the eyes of the public and explores related literature.

Article describes the excavation of the ruins of Fort Towson conducted by the Oklahoma Historical Society in the 1970s after a fire destroyed it in 1857. Through analysis of the archaeological findings, William B. Lees constructs a picture of what the commanding officer's quarters would have looked like before the fort's destruction.

Article describes the details of the Oklahoma Writers' Project created by Federal One, a program created by the New Deal to provide employment to struggling artists and writers. Mary Ann Slater provides commentary on the challenges and pitfalls faced and created by the leader of the project, William Cunningham.

For the Record section for Volume 68, Number 1, Spring 1990. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on October 25, 1989.

Notes and Documents section for Volume 68, Number 1, Spring 1990. It includes two letters written in 1890 by a couple separated temporarily. Joe Swalwell, the great-grandson of the two, provides context for the distance: Charles Callarman was seeking a land claim in Oklahoma Territory after the land run while his wife Ida waited in Kansas.

Article describes the relationship between George H. Lorimer, editor of The Saturday Evening Post, and cowboy humorist Will Rogers. Though Rogers often wrote for Lorimer and they shared many of the same perspectives, they did share some political differences.