Article illustrates the proceedings of secession attempts by a four-mile strip of Grady County to become part of the neighboring Stephens County. Mary S. Redmond examines the motivations behind the secession as well as the reasons for the outcome of the attempts.

Article provides a nuanced view of the disadvantages Oklahoma tenant farmers faced in Indian Territory in the 1930-40s, which led to many leaving the area. Gregory R. Graves elaborates on cotton production in Oklahoma and the political, financial, and environmental factors that led to its decline.

Article explores the journey representatives from the Cherokee Nation took to find new settlement in Texas through the excerpts of a journal kept by a white man traveling with them, William Quesenbury. Though division within the tribe drove them to seek a better life, the traveling party continued to face more hardships on the road.

Article describes the history of U.S. Navy warship "Oklahoma City." Mark K. Megehee and Devin Waggoner take readers through the ship's illustrious career, from its design in 1942, participation in both World War II and the Vietnam War, and eventually its decommission in 1979.

Article examines the history of Oklahoma Territory using the collective biography approach and its associated resources. Richard C. Rohrs compares and contrasts this method with other popular research methods, and provides other examples of collective biography.

Article describes the history of Twin Territories: The Indian Magazine, as well as its 18-year old part Cherokee editor, Ora Eddleman Reed. Daryl Morrison provides a fascinating look at the life of the driving force behind the magazine, the upbringing that prepared her for success, and the creativity that led her to continue to tackle new projects later in her life.

For the Record section for Volume 60, Number 2, Summer 1982. It includes the minutes of the quarterly board meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society that was held on January 27, 1982. It also includes a list of new annual and new life members of the OHS from October 29 of 1981 to January 27 of 1982 and a list honoring the donors who gave gifts to the OHS in the fourth quarter of 1981.

Notes and Documents section for Volume 60, Number 2, Summer 1982. It includes Part 2 of a catalogue of microfilmed publications of the Archives and Manuscripts Division of the Oklahoma Historical Society.