| Title |
Stanley Purrington Travel Scrapbook |
| 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 |
1919 |
| Date |
1919 |
| Date Digital |
2018 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1918; 1919 |
| Medium |
Scrapbook |
| Item Description |
The cover of this scrapbook is made of dyed green leather that is fading to its original brown. The thin layer of leather has worn away in places to expose the book cloth underneath. The flyleaf is a black, satiny paper and the binding is green string about a quarter inch in diameter. The pages are black, heavy paper. The book contains black and white photos, misc. memorabilia and captions written in white ink. The book measures 11.38 inches wide, 7.25 inches long, and 2.5 inches tall and contains 64 double sided pages. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States, <http://sws.geonames.org/5779206> , 41.223, -111.97383; Fremont, Alameda, California, United States, <http://sws.geonames.org/5350734> , 37.54827, -121.98857; New York City, New York, United States, <http://sws.geonames.org/5128581>, 40.71427, -74.00597; Brest, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistere, Brittany, France, <http://sws.geonames.org/3030300> , 48.39029, -4.48628; Paris, Ile-de-France, France, <http://sws.geonames.org/2988507>, 48.85341, 2.3488; Greater London, England, United kingdom, <http://sws.geonames.org/2643743>, 51.50853, -0.12574; Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, <http://sws.geonames.org/2650225>, 55.95206, -3.19648; Coblenz, Goda, Ladkreis Bautzen, Saxony, Germany, <http://sws.geonames.org/2939954>, 51.19681, 14.28098; Cologne, Cologne, Urban District, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , <http://sws.geonames.org/2886246>, 50.93333, 6.95; District of Columbia, Washington, D.C. United States, <http://sws.geonames.org/4138106> , 38.91706, -77.00025 |
| 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/s6ykpyc1 |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83855 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6ykpyc1 |
