Paul Hutton
Distinguished Professor
• American West, Military
Executive Director
• Western Writers of America
Profile
Professor Hutton has taught courses on U.S. history, the American West, and U.S. military history since joining the faculty in 1984. He also offers film classes, which have focused on topics ranging from “Western Film” to “War on Film.” Hutton also instructs graduate seminars, including, “Western Historiography” and “Western Biography.” He has published numerous books and articles on a range of western, military, and popular culture topics. In addition to his academic duties, Professor Hutton has written, appeared in, or narrated over 150 television documentaries on CBS, NBC, PBS, Discovery, Disney Channel, TBS, TNN, A&E, and the History Channel, and in 2003 was historical consultant for the Ron Howard film The Missing. Since 1992, Hutton has also served as the Executive Director of the Western History Association
Education
B.A. in History, Indiana University, 1972
M.A. in History, Indiana University, 1974
Ph.D. in History, Indiana University, 1981
Research
U.S. history, frontier history, military history, popular culture
Selected Publications
Phil Sheridan and His Army (1985)
Soldiers West: Biographies from the Military Frontier, (1987)
The Custer Reader (1992)
Frontier and Region: Essay in Honor of Martin Ridge (1997)
Awards
President, Western Writers of America, 2002-2004
2003, 1999, and 1996 Western Heritage Awards, National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum for Best Documentary and for outstanding magazine article.
2002, 1986 Spur Awards, Western Writers of America
1988, Meade Distinguished Research Fellow in American History, Huntington Library
1987, Ray Allen Billington Award, Organization of American Historians
Courses
History of the U.S. to 1877; History of the U.S. Since 1877; Vietnam War; War and Film; Modern U. S. History; History of American Frontier; The Trans-Mississippi West; Military History of the U.S.; Western Films; Western Hero; Historiography;