| Title |
Stanley Purrington Letter August 18, 1918 |
| Creator |
Purrington, Stanley, 1889-1971 |
| Description |
Stanley Purrington was originally from Ogden, Utah and joined the Army in 1918. He and sixty other young men from Ogden were sent to Camp Fremont, California for training. Upon completion of his training he was dispatched to France to become part of the occupying forces at Camp Pontanezen. During his time there, he was a battalion sergeant major in the 8th Infantry. Purrington returned home to Ogden on August 30, 1919. The diaries in this collection detail his time in service from August 12, 1918 to March 26, 1919 and May 29, 1919 to Sept. 28, 1919, along with his experiences overseas. The view book includes photographs and postcards collected by Purrington during his time in Europe as well as some biographical information. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918; Soldier; Personal narratives |
| Digital Publisher |
Stewart Library, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah, USA |
| Date Original |
1918 |
| Date |
1918 |
| Date Digital |
2018 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1918 |
| Medium |
Correspondence |
| Item Description |
The letter was hand written with pen and ink on linked paper with a YMCA header on it. Two small black and white photographs were included with the letter. The photos have captions hand written on the backs. The envelope was slit open on the right hand side. It has a purple three cent stamp in the top right corner and is postmarked San Francisco, Cal. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Fremont, Alameda, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5350734 , 37.54827, -121.98857 |
| Type |
Text |
| Conversion Specifications |
Images were scanned with an Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner as TIFFs. JPGs were created for general use. Transcription done by VC. |
| Language |
eng |
| Relation |
https://archivesspace.weber.edu/repositories/3/resources/426 |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit WSU Stewart Library Special Collections, Ogden, Utah. |
| Source |
MS-274 WSU Stewart Library Special Collections, Ogden, Utah |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6qd865t |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83854 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qd865t |
| Title |
Purrington Letter to Mother_001 |
| Description |
Letter Stanley wrote to his mother on August 18, 1918. |
| Subject |
World War, 1914-1918; Soldier; Personal narratives |
| Type |
Text |
| Rights |
Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit WSU Stewart Library Special Collections, Ogden, Utah. |
| OCR Text |
Show YMCA ARMY AND NAVY YOUNG MEN’S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION “WITH THE COLORS” Camp Fremont, Calif. 8/18-18. My dear Mother;- I received your letter, my first letter from home, this afternoon to my great delight and satisfaction. I was the only one in our tent to receive mail from home, and they made me “set ‘em up” at the Canteen. Herrick and Poulsen think their wives must have forgotten them. Bramwell and Norseth spent their time coming out on the train writing cards at every stop to the “girl they left behind,” and Sunday, while I wrote to you, they wrote said ladies, and you see the result:- I get a reply by return mail while they still wait. I let my friends wait until Wednesday, before I started writing to them, and I’ve been writing two and three letters each night to relatives and friends since coming here. I don’t see how Lee got the card I mailed entorte before you got yours as I mailed yours first, from TO THE WRITER:--SAVE BY WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER TO THE FOLKS AT HOME—SAVE FOOD. BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVINGS STAMPS |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83999 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qd865t/83999 |
