Lava Beds National Monument (Calif.)—History

Abstract Jim Compton was born April 2, 1941, in Klamath Falls, Oregon and grew up learning about the Modoc War. After the publishing of his book, "Spirit in the Rock: The Fierce Battle for Modoc Homelands", he wanted his collected papers to be donated to the Shaw Historical Library. It is a vast collection which includes copies of articles and book chapters, newspaper clippings, government and private reports, correspondence, maps, photographs, and diaries related to the events and participants of...

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The collection consists of correspondence on various topics to and from J. D. (Judson Dean) Howard written between 1920 and 1959 and a folder of notes and miscellany dated from 1917 to 1934. J. D. Howard is best known as the “father” of Lava Beds National Monument in northern California.

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Lava Beds National Monument is located in northeastern California, and consists of numerous lava tubes, available for public access. Collection contains a binder with the paper written by Matthew Godfrey and Paul Sadin, Missoula, Montana. The paper was submitted by Historical Research Associates, Inc. (HRA).

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Don C. (Custer) Fisher was the first Superintendent of the Lava Beds National Monument. The collection contains bound photocopies of letters related to the Modoc War of 1872-1873 and provides the cultural context of the time period between 1865 and 1877.