Notes and Documents section for Volume 49, Number 1, Spring 1971. It includes a thankful tribute to all the contributors to the magazine throughout its fifty years with special attention to Gary Hugh McKinney and a list of books accessioned and catalogued by the organization's library.

Article narrates Oklahoma's history through looking at how settlers encroached on Indian Territory.

Article narrates how the Chickasaws lived, prospered, and operated in their native lands before being relocated to the Oklahoma Territory. The article also mentions how the tribe adapted to their changing circumstances before the Civil War.

Article narrates the legal and political battles fought over settlement of the Cherokee Outlet that accumulated into the creation of Rock Falls, a townsite that forced a confrontation between cattlemen and government agencies.

Article chronicles the history of the Old Bar X Ranch, a ranch that stood as a landmark at the end of a trail cattlemen used for grazing their herds.

Article recounts Sister Mary Agnes Newchurch's time at a mission schools in Tulsa and Vinita during a year of financial difficulties and misunderstandings with the communities. She was the last surviving member who taught at these communities at the time of her testimony.

Article attempts to corroborate the account of Pedro Jaungonzales who claims to have stayed at a fort used for digging, smelting, and protecting the Mexico-Texas border during Texas' fight for independence called Cascorillo. Few archeological artifacts have been found to confirm his story.

Article commemorates the fiftieth anniversary issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma with a letter from the editor.

This section includes the minutes of the quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on January 28, 1971. This section also includes the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee of the Oklahoma Historical Society held on February 18, 1971. Included is a list of gifts received by the organization and a list of new annual members.

Article chronicles the success of the first Indian International Fair. Included within the article is an introduction to the fair followed by notes by Will R. Robinson who attended the fair during his childhood. Also included is a list of items offered throughout the fair's exhibits with rules and regulations.