Matthew C. Godfrey: Mormon Historian

Matthew C. Godfrey is a general editor and managing historian of the Joseph Smith Papers and co-editor of volumes in the Documents series. He is also a member of the Church History Department Editorial Board. He is the author of Religion, Politics, and Sugar: The Mormon Church, the Federal Government, and the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company, 1907–1921, which won the Mormon History Association’s Smith-Petit Award for Best First Book. In addition to publishing articles in various journals, he has presented papers at history conferences, such as the Mormon History Association, the National Council on Public History, and the Western History Association.

Godfrey holds a PhD in American and public history from Washington State University. Before joining the Joseph Smith Papers Project, he worked for eight years at Historical Research Associates, a historical and archaeological consulting firm headquartered in Missoula, Montana. He served as president of the company from 2008 to 2010.