World War I Stanley Purrington

Purrington Letter to Mother_000

Title Stanley Purrington Letter August 18, 1918
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 1918
Date 1918
Date Digital 2018
Temporal Coverage 1918
Medium Correspondence
Item Description The letter was hand written with pen and ink on linked paper with a YMCA header on it. Two small black and white photographs were included with the letter. The photos have captions hand written on the backs. The envelope was slit open on the right hand side. It has a purple three cent stamp in the top right corner and is postmarked San Francisco, Cal.
Spatial Coverage Fremont, Alameda, California, United States, http://sws.geonames.org/5350734 , 37.54827, -121.98857
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/s6qd865t
Setname wsu_wwi_sp
ID 83854
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qd865t

Page Metadata

Title Purrington Letter to Mother_000
Description Letter Stanley wrote to his mother on August 18, 1918.
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 83998
Reference URL https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qd865t/83998