World War I Stanley Purrington

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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

Page Metadata

Title purrington black journal_040
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
Format application/pdf
Setname wsu_wwi_sp
ID 83947
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5/83947