| 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_025 |
| 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) main corridor hangs the famous Airplane in which the great French Ace Guynemeyer brought down so many German planes The tomb of Napoleon is wondrously beautiful the altar above the entrance attracting the light from the windows in a peculiar manner so that it always shines out over anything Else, no matter if the day be cloudy or clean. The entrance is inscribed with Napoleon’s desire to be buryed among the people of France, Expressed in his will. On each side are the tombs of two of his Generals one of whom (Bertrand) went with him into Exile. The tomb itself is certainly beautiful and Napoleon sure ought to rest in peace We were also shown thru the Chapel of the Hotel des Invalides in which is a great collection of Battle Flags, captured by France in the wars she has fought. I got back to the Red Cross hut after lunch at “The Garden” a place run by the Y.M.C.A. where I lift the party and started on a ramble thru Paris by myself purchasing a few things in some of the stores. Was too tired and near to all in to go out to Versailles at all in the afternoon so cleaned myself up, and after a |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83932 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5/83932 |
