Will Bagley (b. 1950) is a Utah native. In 1971 he graduated with a B.A. in history from the University of California at Santa Cruz. Bagley is recognized as an award-winning writer, editor, and publisher. He has written and edited more than a dozen books on the history of Utah and the American West. His column, "History Matters," appeared every Sunday for four years in the "Salt Lake Tribune". Bagley has served as a consultant for the National Geographic Magazine, the National Park Service, and several documentary films. His seminal work, entitled "Blood of the Prophets", was published in 2002 and received numerous awards. He has served on the Executive Committee for the Journal of Mormon History, and on the Oregon California Trails Assocation Board of Directors. Bagley, a free lance writer and historian, resides in Salt Lake City and is involved in research projects concerning Mormon-Indian relations, a biography of Judge Wilson McCarthy, and a multi-volume history of the Oregon-California Trail.
From the guide to the Will Bagley papers, 1836-2008, (J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah)
