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- A History of the Cherokee Indians: Continued from September
- Article chronicles the history of the Cherokee tribe from protests for their removal to Oklahoma through the aftereffects of the Civil War.
- Aunt Eliza of Tahlequah
- Article chronicles the life of Eliza Missouri Bushyhead, a prominent teacher at the Cherokee Female Seminary at Tahlequah. The article compares her life to her father's, Jesse Bushyhead, who was a missionary based in the Cherokee Nation.
- The Grand June Council
- Article narrates how the American Indian tribes of North America gathered a Grand Conference to establish peaceful relations between them, held in June of 1843.
- The Story of the Telephone in Oklahoma
- Article chronicles how E. D. Hicks brought the telephone to the Cherokee Nation and its impact on the community.
- The Final Campaign: The Confederate Offensive of 1864
- Article details the campaign of Confederate Major General Samuel Bell Maxey against the federal army at Forts Smith and Gibson in Indian Territory. Tom Franzmann attests that the campaign is often overlooked in Oklahoma history and requires a more thorough exposure to determine its effectiveness.
- Ensign L. L. Culver: "You can call me salty now"
- Article recounts the life and rigorous training experience of undertaker-turned-ensign L.L. Culver in the United States navy in the early years of World War II. Brad Agnew reconstructs the officer's experiences from letters sent home, and concludes the article with the beginning of a journey that is continued in the Spring 2003 issue of The Chronicles of Oklahoma.
- The Park Hill Mission: Letters from a Missionary Family
- Article describes the lives of Reverend Joseph Leiper, wife Fanny Leiper, and Joseph's aunt Margeret McCarrell in their lives as Presbyterian missionaries running the Park Hill Mission, which functioned as both a church and a school for Cherokee residents of the area. Krisitna L. Southwell also describes the founding of the McCarrell Institute, one of the only schools for African American children in the area at the time.
- State Protection of Historical Centers
- 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.
- The Cultural Relations Between Two Pioneer Communities
- 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.
- Park Hill's Ross Cemetery
- Article relates the results of the survey that took place in Fall 2000 and Spring 2001 by Lois E. Wilson Albert and members of the Oklahoma Anthropological Society to thoroughly document the Ross Cemetery at Park Hill for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. The Ross Cemetery contains the remains of members of one of the most prominent Cherokee families of the nineteenth century.
- Gridiron Pioneers at the Cherokee National Male Seminary, 1896-1909
- Article tells the story of Cherokee National Male Seminary's football team and its players who shaped the legacy of the team and the future of the Cherokee Nation.
- Rex Brinlee: The Man and His Escape
- This article tells the story of notorious criminal Rex Brinlee, who is best known for his multiple escapes from the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The article interweaves the details of his crimes with larger state events, including the McAlester Prison Riot.
- "A Few Hundred People Can't Do Anything with 75 Million!": The Cherokee Advocate and the Inevitability of Allotment
- This article chronicles the effort of The Cherokee Advocate newspaper to inform readers about the benefits and perils of assigning land to individuals and to urge Cherokees understand the necessity of allotment.
- From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 2
- The second part of this two-part article continues the evaluation of the problems in Indian healthcare and the campaign led by Senators Fred Harris and Dewey Bartlett to correct a record of neglect. The healthcare problem after 1970 was linked to a new federal policy of tribal self-determination.
- Simon Ralph "S.R." Walkingstick: A Cherokee Leader
- Article traces the life and genealogy of S. R. Walkingstick to show the ways in which one Cherokee family contributed to the tribal and state community.
- Cherokee National Female Seminary Principal Teacher Etta Jane Rider and Her Assistant Teachers, 1901-04
- Article provides a biographical tribute to Etta Jane Rider, principal teacher of the Cherokee National Female Seminary from 1901-1904, and to the assistant teachers who joined her in educating young Cherokee women.
- A Legacy of Education: The History of the Cherokee Seminaries
- Article depicts the construction and history of the Cherokee National Female and Male Seminaries near Park Hill. Brad Agnew highlights accounts from educators, students, Indian agents, and the Cherokee administration to provide a more complete picture of the legacy and impact of these institutions.
- When the Cherokee Nation was a Mormon Sanctuary
- Article outlines the migration of Mormons from Texas to Utah in the mid-1800s, focusing on the period they spent living in the Cherokee Nation before deciding whether to continue their trek or stay and settle in Indian Territory.
- Spreading the gospel in Indian Territory and Early Oklahoma: The Reverend F. F. Dobson and Anna (Truan) Dobson
- Article provides a biographical tribute to Presybterian minister F. F. Dobson and his wife Anna, portraying the difficulties they faced in Indian Territory as well as their successes in joining the community.
- Educational and Cultural Influences of the Cherokee Seminaries
- 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.
- The Colored High School of the Cherokee Nation
- 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.
- Around Tahlequah Council Fires: The Life of Oklahoma Historian T. L. Ballenger
- Article describes the life of Tom Lee Ballenger, a professor at Northeastern State University in Tahlequah who spent a lifetime educating students and researching the history of Oklahoma. The title of the article is taken from an anthology Ballenger wrote about the capital of the Cherokee Nation and the people who established it.
- Christian Gotelied Priber: Utopian Precursor of the Cherokee Government
- Article narrates how Christian Gotelieb Priber went about establishing a utopian society called the Kingdom of Paradise in colonial America among the Cherokee people. The article compares how historians, the Cherokees, and the people of that time, viewed his philosophy.
- Life in the Cherokee Nation, 1855-1860
- Article chronicles what life was like inside of the Cherokee Nation before the Civil War. The article focuses on how tribe members interacted with authority figures, mission schools, architecture, and finances.
- "A Nomad in White Man's Jungle": An Introduction to the Works of Louis Oliver
- Article analyzing the literary work of Louis Oliver, American Indian writer and poet.
- The Andrew Nave Letters: New Cherokee Source Material at Northeastern State College
- 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.
- Northeastern's Seminary Hall
- Article chronicles the history of the building that hosted Seminary Hall, the first co-educational public seminary school in the world, located on the Northeastern State College campus.
- The Rock Falls Raid, An Analysis of the Documentary Evidence
- 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.
- The Trial of Ezekiel Proctor and the Problem of Judicial Jurisdiction
- Article narrates the events surrounding the "Tragedy of Goingsnake," a shootout that resulted in nine deaths and numerous wounded. The shootout resulted from a judicial jurisdiction dispute regarding the trial of Ezekiel Proctor, a Cherokee man charged with the murder of Polly Kesterson.
- The Building of the Railroads in the Cherokee Nation
- Article chronicles how railroad companies overcame legal and territorial disputes to expand their businesses into the Cherokee Nation.
- Homesteading the Strip
- Article chronicles how the United States government opened the land called Cherokee Strip for settlement and the ensuing struggles of the settlers and the American Indians who lived there.
- Reverend Theodore Manneseh Rights, His Sons, and the Cherokee National Male Seminary
- Article investigates the education of three sons of Theodore M. Rights, a Moravian missionary to the Cherokee Nation, at Cherokee National Male Seminary and discusses the controversy surrounding the graduation of the second son, Eugene Jesse Rights.
- Intruders at Chilocco
- Article details how the United States government created the Chilocco Indian School within contested borders of the Cherokee Nation.
- The Cherokee Male Seminary Baseball Team, 1876-1908
- Article traces the history of baseball at the Cherokee Male Seminary, chronicling the names of the men who played and the successes and failures of the teams.
- Sustaining the Cherokee's Lamp of Enlightenment: The Establishment of Northeastern State Normal School
- Article describes the political and social process of convincing the legislature to place one of the state's normal schools, or teachers' colleges, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. By this process local citizens of Tahlequah secured Northeastern State Normal School for their town.
- Restoration of the Worcester Cemetery, Old Park Hill
- 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.
- Diana, Tiana, or Talihina? The Myth and Mystery of Sam Houston's Cherokee Wife
- Article examines the identity of Sam Houston's part-Cherokee wife, who has been attributed several different names in historical documentation related to her existence. Stan Hoig investigates the women who might have possibly been confused with Diana, Tiana, or Talahina Houston, as well as how this confusion left its mark on a grave.
- A College Tour to Points of Historic Interest
- Article details the historic monuments students of the Northeastern State Teachers College visited during their field trip around Oklahoma.
- An Historic Letter of Interest
- Article is a letter detailing the author's thoughts on why the admission of Little Rock and Fort smith into Cherokee county is unwarranted.
- How the Cherokees Acquired the Outlet: Part 1
- Article details the treaties that were negotiated to create the Cherokee Outlet, a portion of Indian Territory designated for the resettlement of the Cherokee tribe.
- Cherokee Occupance in the Oklahoma Ozarks and Prairie Plains
- Article details how the Cherokee lands were taken over and modified to become livable for settlers during a process known as occupance.
- Alice Ross Howard
- Article chronicles the life of Alice Ross Howard, a distant relative of Chief John Ross of the Eastern Cherokee Nation. The article follows Howard and her family as they escape from the Civil War to the North and return to rebuild their lives within the Cherokee Nation.
- The Home for the Insane, Deaf, Dumb, and Blind of the Cherokee Nation
- Article chronicles the establishment of the first orphanage and asylum within the Cherokee Nation.
- Notes and Documents, Winter 2012-13
- Notes and Documents column including James G. McCullagh's "Mayme Jane Starr (1879-1901): A "Cherokee Rose Bud" and Her Family Remembered," a short article that remembers the life of Mayme Jane Starr, a Cherokee woman and educator at Cherokee National Female Seminary.
- The Otoe and Missouria Reservation: Part I & II
- Article chronicles the establishment and dissolution of the Otoe and Missouria Reservation, the sixth and last reservation established in the Cherokee county.
- Some Letters from the Reverend Samuel A. Worcester at Park Hill
- Article contains letters written by the Reverend Samuel A. Worchester after his release from prison and removal from Georgia to Oklahoma following his missionary work with the Cherokee tribe. Worchester was arrested in Georgia for failing to voluntarily move with the tribe out of the state.
- The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet
- Article details how the Cherokee tribe divided their lands and established a prosperous community with other surrounding tribes during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet.
- The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: Continued
- Article continues narrating the events that transpired during the opening of the Cherokee Outlet for settling while also detailing the processes for acquiring land within the region.
- The Opening of the Cherokee Outlet: The Run
- Article narrates the events that transpired the day the Oklahoma Territory gained over 8 million acers of the Cherokee Outlet and opened for settlement.