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Paul Dayton Bailey was born in American Fork, Utah, on 12 July 1906. He left home at the age of 13, and traveled the rails until 1922, when he returned to Salt Lake City and enrolled at the University of Utah. To pay for school, he worked as a stable keeper, a hospital orderly, and a reporter for the
Still pursuing a career in Journalism, Bailey also worked as a reporter for the
While he was actively running Westernlore Press, Bailey published many of his own books, as well as books by other western authors such as Robert Utley, Arthur Woodward, Max Evans, Harry James, and Pearl Baker. Bailey's books included
In all, Bailey wrote and published over forty books on western history, as well as innumerable articles, book reviews, and tributes. He was in great demand as a speaker, and often gave talks to local and national organizations. He was a founding member of Westerners International, a member of the Los Angeles Corral of Westerners, Death Valley 49ers, E Clampus Vitus, and Western Writers of America, where he served as President in 1979-1980.
After a fire wiped out Westernlore's inventory in 1973, Lynn Bailey (his son) took control of the business from his aging father and moved the press to Tucson, Arizona. After a long illness, Evelyn Bailey died in 1981. Paul Bailey died in November 1987, and was buried by his wife in Fillmore.
The photographs of Paul Dayton Bailey (1906-1987) consist of two linear feet of materials. Lynn Bailey donated the images to the Utah State Historical Society after his father's death in November 1987. The photographs are of the Bailey, Forbes and other related families. There are photographs of Paul Bailey's involvement with the Westerners, Los Angeles Corral and of his works.
Paul Dayton Bailey Photograph Collection, ca 1940-1980, Utah State Historical Society.
Gift of Lynn Bailey
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