| 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 |
| Title |
Purrington Letter to Mother_007 |
| 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 Illustrated lecture going on now just outside, on “Germany and the War.” And the “Y” huts and Entertainments are much better outside the Casual Camp, than here. Parker and I are going on a hike next Saturday afternoon, over to the Artillery Range of the Camp, about four miles to the southeast, providing I get out of this Camp by then and I think I will. If we can find some shell cases, Ill send you one. I’ll tell you a funny incident then close. The first day we arrived in camp, right after we were assigned to our tents, we were called out to line up for our blankets and mess kits. I happened to be at the head of the line and the Sergeant told me to start out and coming to the street leading to the mess hall where the supplies were, he said: ‘Go down that street, “MARCH”! I marched. After I had gone what seemed about twenty miles in that direction, the “Sarge” came running TO THE WRITER:--SAVE BY SOME WRITING ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS PAPER TO THE FOLKS AT HOME—SAVE FOOD, BUY LIBERTY BONDS AND WAR SAVINGS STAMPS |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
wsu_wwi_sp |
| ID |
84005 |
| Reference URL |
https://digital.weber.edu/ark:/87278/s6qd865t/84005 |
