| 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_037 |
| 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 3rd floor of this building in a good bunk with a mattres & pillow like I had at Bendorf And we are to leave here on the 17th for Brest. They say we dont stop there at all but go straight on the boat but Im inclined to doubt it as somehow I have a hunch that we’re going out to Pontanezen again. Aug 21st 1919 At Pontanezen My hunch was correct as we arrived at Brest last night about midnight, piled out of the cars and had supper, then hiked out for camp landing in Section 7. Several of the Sections in the camp have closed and most of the Permanent Troops have gone home including the 319th Engineers and the Marines, Gen Butler going with them. The force at the M.B.O. are still on the job. I was down there this morning to see Fonda and Lt Schmidt. Hope to the dickens we dont stay here long as I’ve seen too much of this camp now and it isn’t what it used to be either. Kitchen 8, where we feed isn’t at all good. Lt Schmidt told me the MBO will close about the 10th of Sept and that he and Capt Whistley and Fonda were to be released at the end of this month I’ll beat Fonda home after all. |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83944 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5/83944 |
