William G. Hartley (b. 1942) is a historian in Utah. He works at Brigham Young University and has written many books and articles concerning Mormon history.
William G. Hartley is married to Linda Perry and has six children. He began working at Brigham Young University in 1980 in the History Department. As of 2008 he was an Associate Professor of History at Brigham Young University (teaching five history classes and two religion classes). He is a proliferate writer with numerous books and articles about history, especially Mormon history. He has co-edited the Joseph Smith Papers Project, and been a longtime member of the Mormon History Association and founding president of the Mormon Trails Association.
From the guide to the William G. Hartley collection of student papers and contest entries, 1981-2005, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)
