| 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_042 |
| 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 find your way around in than Paris or London and you cant get lost as the streets are all numbered regularly and street signs on every corner. The principal feature of my trip to the city was the show Happy Days at the Hippodrome, which is the largest showhouse in the city. And the show was simply wonderful, costumes, scenery and pretty girls. They had an orchestra of 50 pieces and a chorus of 300. I sure enjoyed it though there wasn’t much to the show in itself. But the music the costumes and scenery were great and I sure enjoyed it. Fifth Avenue the Great White Way is very pretty to look at and the city itself sure is most gorgeous when they get all their thousands of lights, & Electric signs going. I Enjoyed the Trip though it has made me feel almost tried out today. I somehow don’t like the air here in the east Its close and stifling and I can’t rouse much energy for a days’ work Me for the pure fine air of the Rockies in dear old Utah, far away from the bright lights of Broadway and the city where nobody eases. We leave here for Washington on Tuesday the 16th |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
83949 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6x5shb5/83949 |
