World War I Stanley Purrington

Purrington Postcards_005

Title Stanley Purrington Post Cards 1918-1919
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; 1919
Date 1918; 1919
Date Digital 2018
Temporal Coverage 1918; 1919
Medium Correspondence
Item Description Three postcards. One has a photo on the front, one The American Red Cross Logo and one the YMCA logo. All have been written on in cursive with pen and ink.
Spatial Coverage Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdon, http://sws.geonames.org/2656173, 51.3751, -2.36172; New York, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5128581, 40.71427, -74.00597
Type Text; Image/StillImage
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/s6w7mn6k
Setname wsu_wwi_sp
ID 83852
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6w7mn6k

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Title Purrington Postcards_005
Description Postcards from Stanley to his parents.
Subject World War, 1914-1918; Soldier; Personal narratives
Date Original 1918
Date 1918
Type Text; Image/StillImage
Rights Materials may be used for non-profit and educational purposes; please credit WSU Stewart Library Special Collections, Ogden, Utah.
OCR Text Show
Format application/pdf
Setname wsu_wwi_sp
ID 83961
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6w7mn6k/83961