Skip to main content

Lava Beds National Monument (Calif.)—History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Jim Compton Modoc War Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SHL-2018-151

J. D. Howard Papers

 Collection — Folder 1: Series Series I; Series Series II
Identifier: SHL001
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1917-1959

Layers of Meaning: An Administrative History of Lava Beds National Monument, 1925-2006

 Collection
Identifier: SHL196
Abstract

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).

Dates: 2006

Modoc War Correspondence: Don C. Fisher Papers, 1865-1878

 Collection
Identifier: SHL028
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1865 - 1877; Majority of material found within 1872 - 1873