William F. Rigby kept a very extensive journal of his life. The register contains his whole journal, pictures, patriarchal blessings, and many other miscellaneous items.
This collection provides immense materials into the mind of a civic minded citizen. It consists of Porter’s correspondence, financial records, scrapbooks, and diaries. The notes contained within this collection provide a basis for studying the impact of Industrialization in Rexburg, Idaho.
Dalby lived in Manti, Utah, and later taught school in Rexburg, Idaho, where he worked at Ricks Academy from 1901 to 1914. He writes about his career, finances, further education, and various summer sessions which he taught.