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_024 |
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 Paris June 11th 1919 (Continued) her on a bus for home after she had insisted on giving me her address to write to her. Wonder if she was trying to Vamp me? We left London for Southampton at 8o’clock arriving at about midnight. Had lunch with the Red Cross then went aboard the boat which by the way didn’t leave until six the next morning landing back at Le Havre at 2:15 Had dinner at the Y.M.C.A then took train for Paris about 5 oclock arriving in the great city about nine. I was too tired to do anything other than board the Red Cross truck at the Depot and go to bed. Got up the following morning and joined a sight seeing party. Saw the famous War Painting “Pantheon de la Guerre” and a most wonderful piece of art it is showing all the Nations of the Allies on different panels and picturing their Entry into the war. So real are the painted figures that one imagines himself gazing on the real heroes and great men of the war. It sure must have cost a lot of money as it took 19 Artists working continually all four years of the war. We also went thru the “Hotel des Invalides, where is located the Tomb of Napoleon It is an Old Soldiers Home Established by Napoleon. All around it are cannons, relics of the present war. In the |
Format |
application/pdf |
Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
ID |
83931 |
Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5/83931 |