Orlan Svingen
Professor of History
Wilson-Short Hall 321 – 509-335-5205
svingen@wsu.edu
Education
Ph.D., University of Toledo, 1982
Academic & Professional Interests
Svingen teaches public history and United States history, and he has a research and publication interest in American Indian history.
Publications
Svingen's publications include The Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation, 1877–1900 (University Press of Colorado, 1994); The History of the Idaho National Guard (Idaho Military Division, 1995); and Splendid Service: A History of the Montana National Guard, 1867–1991 (Washington State University Press, 2010 - Video). He has published scholarly articles in Western Historical Quarterly, American Indian Culture and Research Journal, American Indian Quarterly, and Montana: The Magazine of Western History.
Svingen works for the Lemhi Shoshone people of Idaho in their ongoing effort to regain federal recognition. See the official Web site of the Fort Lemhi-Shoshone Indian Community at http://www.lemhi-shoshone.com.