| 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_027 |
| 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 Camp Pontanezen June 24, 1919 And now that my trip is a thing of the past and I am back on the job again I can only sit here and think of how grand it was to get the trip I had and as I think it all over and live again some of those delighted hours there comes to my mind a few personal Experiences that I think I’ll jot down so as to make this journal more interesting and to bring back in the years to come, some of that “grand and glorious feeling” that filled me in the fourteen days I spent away from Camp Pontanezen The French Officer and his wife They boarded the train at La Mans, headed for the beloved city; Paris. She came into our compartment looking for a seat and Woody the gallant, at once rose and offered his. But she, refused it with a very charming smile; that is, refused it for herself and beckoned her hubby, a French First Lieut, to come and he did come limping. When I saw him come into the Compartment weak, pale, walking by and of a cane and with that painful limp, I recognized one who had suffered much for France and incidentally for the world for his must have been a wound from |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83934 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5/83934 |
