| Title |
Stanley Purrington WWI Journal May 1918 - April 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 |
| Temporal Coverage |
1918; 1919 |
| Medium |
Journal |
| Item Description |
Brown, leather covered journal. It has a snap closure on the front and the contents are a small, silver three ring binder holding lined paper. There is a leather loop on the inside flap to hold a writing utensil. This journal measures 6 inches long, 3.5 inches wide and 1/4 inch tall when closed. |
| Spatial Coverage |
Fremont, Alameda, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5350734 , 37.54827, -121.98857; Long Island, Suffolk, New York, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5125123 , 40.81677, -73.06622; Brest, Arrondissement de Brest, Finistere, Brittany, France, http://sws.geonames.org/3030300 , 48.39029, -4.48628 |
| 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/s6qssfcv |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83850 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qssfcv |
| Title |
Purrington Brown Journal_015 |
| Description |
Journal containing entries from May 1918 - April 1919 |
| 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 how good it seemed to get away from camp and into a city street again. San Fran is a wonderful city but so noisy and its streets run in all directions and a fellow doesn’t know where he is going. We wandered unknowingly into Chinatown in the afternoon and spent some time in the funny little shops there I’d like to spend a whole week in that place. We went to see the picture “Hearts of the World” in the Alcazar Theatre in the evening then went over to Berkeley on the Ferry. My first ride on a boat and my first view of the Ocean. It certainly was wonderful to gaze out over the waters and see the many lights from the different islands and from the steamers in the bay (14) 9-9-18 We got a bed at the YMCA and in the morning started to hunt up Dave Wilson. We first went to see Willard Ellis as John knew where he lives His wife took us to Wilson’s and found Dave ready to go to Sunday School and he took me with him. It seemed so good to be around people who believe as I do and who were as nice as those people were to me and to all men in uniform who came in. Had dinner at Wilson’s and gee how I did eat. Dave took me through the University of California, : showing me the buildings and up to the top of their famous campanile 300 ft. high from which we got a splendid view of the surrounding country. After a lunch at Wilson’s we |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83871 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qssfcv/83871 |
