Title |
Stanley Purrington WWI Journal May 1919 - September 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 |
1919 |
Date |
1919 |
Date Digital |
2018 |
Temporal Coverage |
1919 |
Medium |
Journal |
Item Description |
Black leather covered journal. The black dye has worn away in spots to reveal the original brown of the leather and the paper inside is no longer attached to the cover, though the sturdy sewn binding has held all the pages together. This journal measures 7 inches long, 4 inches wide and 1/2 inch tall when closed. 44 double sided pages are covered in cursive text written with pen and ink. Twelve blank double sided pages at the end of the book were not scanned. |
Spatial Coverage |
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; Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom, http://sws.geonames.org/2648579, 55.86515, -4.25763; Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdon, http://sws.geonames.org/2656173, 51.3751, -2.36172; Bendorf, Landreis Mayen-Koblenz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, http://sws.geonames.org/2951111, 50.42289, 7.57924; Cologne, Cologne, Urban District, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany , http://sws.geonames.org/2886246, 50.93333, 6.95; New York, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5128581, 40.71427, -74.00597; Maryland, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4361885, 39.00039, -76.74997; City of Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/4887398, 41.85003, -87.65005 |
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/s6x5shb5 |
Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
ID |
83851 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5 |
Title |
purrington black journal_021 |
Description |
Journal containing entries from May 1919 - September 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 London June 7th (Continued) Sunday of nearly all the old English Kings. A wonderfully interesting trip it was too to wander thru those old places and see the memorials erected to the memory of the ancient rulers of England that I’ve read so much about. Here also is located what they call the Poet’s Corner in which are buried, Charles Dickens, Lord Tennyson, Samuel Johnson and many other literary men of note. We were at Westminster Abbey about 3:30 so didn’t meet our girl friends. Don’t know what they thought of us, but I wasn’t going to miss seeing the Abbey for them. There’s plenty of others here anyway and After I got into that old Abbey you couldn’t have pulled me out of it for all the girls on earth until I’d gone clear thru it. Its simply a wonderful structure with its old Gothic and Norman Architecture all carved so beautifully. And the Altar where all the Coronations take place is simply magnificent. We were shown the Coronation Chair which was brought from Scotland by Edward I, a simple looking common arm chair placed over the large stone over which tradition says Every ruler of England must be crowned. I sure Enjoyed the day, and that trip thru the Abbey for its one of the most interesting places in all England. Tomorrow we must go back to Southampton Oh Lord! |
Format |
application/pdf |
Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
ID |
83928 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5/83928 |