Don C. (Custer) Fisher was the first Superintendent of the Lava Beds National Monument. He was born in Idaho in 1888, graduated from the University of Idaho with BS and MS degrees. He was a veteran of World War I, spending 22 months overseas. Mr. Fisher was involved in the federal park service for many years, serving as chief ranger at the Colonial National Historic Park at Yorktown, VA, as ranger at Crater Lake National Park and since 1934 as a superintendent of the Lava Beds National Monument. Mr. Fisher was interested in the museum and historical value of Indian artifacts and was largely responsible for the collection at Indian Wells, headquarters in the monument. For 25 years Don Fisher worked on the history of the Modoc War and completed it in 1953. He worked as assistant principal and assistant dean of boys at Klamath Union High School for eight years. Mr. and Mrs. Fisher came to Klamath Falls in 1925. Mr. Fisher was a member of the Klamath Falls Lodge, the Elks and the Rotary club. He died at the age of 65 in 1954.