Will Bagley, a Fellow of the Utah State Historical Society, died on September 28, 2021, at age 71. Bagley was a prolific and respected historian who wrote and edited over twenty books and published scores of articles and reviews in professional journals. He also will be remembered for his weekly column, “History Matters,” which appeared in the Salt Lake Tribune from 2000 to 2004, and for his service as an editor for numerous journals that focused on western and Mormon history.
In addition to becoming a Fellow of the Utah State Historical Society, Will received the Western History Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, the Western Writers of America's Lifetime Contributions to Western Literature, and the Oregon-California Trails Association's Lifetime Contributions to Overland Trail History. He also was a Research Fellow at Yale University's Beinecke Library, the Huntington Library, and Brigham Young University's Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, as well as...
