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- Pioneer School Teaching at the Comanche-Kiowa Agency School, 1870-73
- Article chronicles Josiah Butler's experiences as an educator at the Comanche-Kiowa agency School. Butler was a member of the Society of Friends and worked peacefully with the tribes. His story is told through his journal entries.
- "Getting Our Equipment Soon - I Hope So Anyway": Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, and American Artillery in World War I
- Article describes how Camp Doniphan on the Fort Sill Reservation functioned as a training center for American troops in World War I. Due to the large influx of recruits and lack of supplies and equipment, the soldiers were underprepared for actual combat, and their difficulties are reflected in personal accounts.
- The "Come-As-You-Are" War: Fort Sill and the Persian Gulf Crisis of 1990-1991
- Article illustrates the resilience and quick adaption to rapid change Fort Sill employed during the Persian Gulf Crisis, mobilizing large groups of soldiers during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Demands for personnel, training, and equipment were high during this time, and Boyd L. Dastrup describes the situation at the army post.
- Fort Sill, the Chiricahua Apaches, and the Government's Promise of Permanent Residence
- The Chiricahua Apaches spent nineteen years (1894-1913) as prisoners of war at Fort Sill in southwestern Oklahoma believing they had been promised permanent residency. This article addresses the rationale behind the government's decision to remove the Apaches from Fort Sill and explores the record to show why the Apaches and others believed they had been promised permanent residency there.
- For Society's Sake: The Wichita Mountains, Wildlife, and Identity in Oklahoma's Early Environmental History
- Article provides an account of the American mindset in the early twentieth century and how human interests dictated the state's early environmental history and the creation of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in southwestern Oklahoma.
- River Rock Resort: Medicine Park's Landscape and Wichita Mountain Vernacular Architecture
- Article traces the history of the resort boom in the United States and particularly the history of the resort at Medicine Park. Peter J. McCormick examines the type of architecture prevalent in the area and investigates the stagnation of the resort as well as revitalization projects.
- Early Days in Meers
- Article provides a person narrative by Iva Williams Allen about living in the town of Meers when it was first established. Allen describes the growth of the town, including the establishment of a local newspaper, churches, and community clubs and societies.
- Jake Hamon: "The Man Who Made Harding President"
- Article details the life and career of Jacob "Jake" Hamon, legendary Oklahoma oilman and politician. An ambitious, opportunistic man in search of a presidential cabinet appointment, Hamon used money and influence to manipulate the selection of Warren G. Harding as the Republican Party's nominee in 1920.
- From Termination to Self-Determination: Indian Health in Oklahoma, 1954-1980, Part 1
- Article evaluates the problems of Indian health care and the campaign led by Senator Fred Harris and others to correct a record of neglect.
- 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.
- Unforgotten Trailblazer: Nancy O. Randolph Davis
- Article presents a biography of equal education and civil rights activist, Nancy O. Randolph Davis. In her roles as a student, a teacher, and a NAACP Youth Council Sponsor, Nancy O. Randolph Davis fought for equality for African American young people and made possible the advancement of Oklahoma's civil rights movement.
- A Modern Response to the Cold War: Paul Harris and the Lawton National Guard Armory
- Article delineates the conceptualization and design of the modern architectural masterpiece created by architect Paul Harris for the Forty-fifth Infantry Division of the Oklahoma National Guard in Lawton, Oklahoma.
- Quanah Parker's Star House: A Comanche Home Along the White Man's Road
- Article describes the history of Star House and the influential Comanche leader, Quanah Parker, who established it. Larry C. Floyd provides background details of the difficult times Quanah Parker faced as a youth and his rise to become the shrewd businessman and political intermediary who entertained politicians, generals and wealthy cattlemen within his home.
- Setbacks and Successes: Cameron University's Library, 1909-2000
- Article examines the Cameron library's policies for collections development, materials access, and constant improvement of buildings that helped this important regional institution reach full university status.
- General Sherman's Letter to His Son: A Visit to Fort Sill
- Article recounts a letter sent from General William Sherman to his son detailing the events that occurred at Fort Sill and his attitudes towards the American Indian population. General Sherman and his troops were sent to the fort as additional protection for frontiersmen against hostiles that lived in the area.
- Death's First Visit to Old Faxon
- Article describes the tragedy of the first deaths that struck Faxon, Oklahoma, a frontier town initially called "Slogan" when it was established. Albert S. Gilles, Sr. provides personal recollections and recounts the tale of the burial.
- A Refuge for the Longhorn
- Article describes the process of acquiring a herd of nearly extinct Longhorns for the Wichita National Forest and Game Preserve, beginning with the first purchase from a ranger from the preserve in 1910, Frank Rush.
- Fort Sill and the Birth of US Combat Aviation
- Article covers the history of Fort Sill as an aircraft, artillery unit, and observation balloon training center throughout both World War I and World War II, providing historical context for its importance in the field of military aviation.
- Among the Plains Tribes in Oklahoma with Frederic Remington
- Article narrates Frederic Remington's adventures as he traveled throughout the west, sketching and painting what he saw while recording his journey in a journal. The article contains a narrative of his time visiting the Plains Indians.
- The Evans and Clark Families: Borderlands Legacies in Western Oklahoma, 1875-1950
- Article uses the lives of the Evans and Clark families to demonstrate evolving systems of racial discrimination in the emerging state of Oklahoma.
- The Reminiscences of an Indian Trader
- Article chronicles the experiences of General Richard A. Sneed as he worked as a trader for the Comanche, Kiowa, and Prairie Apache tribes within Fort Sill. \
- Gen. Hugh L. Scott
- Article is a biographical sketch of General Hugh L. Scott who was among few Indian Agents stationed at Fort Sill who were fluent in Indian sign language.
- An Indian Raid into Texas
- Article details how for Kiowa men raided a Texas compound.
- Bringing Back the Big Game: The Reintroduction of Elk to the Wichita Mountains
- Article explores the circumstances surrounding the decision to move starving Rocky Mountain elk from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, to the Wichita Mountains National Forest and Game Preserve in southwestern Oklahoma in 1911, and the Progressive conservation ideals behind bringing the elk to Oklahoma.
- Old Fort Sill: The First Seven Years
- Article chronicles the military operations that took place within Fort Sill during the first seven years of its opening.