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Isabel L. Jones, World War II Code Girl, Oral History and Related Documents

 Digital Record
Collection Number: 4433_digtran_01

Conditions Governing Access

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Extent

0.08 Gigabytes (8 files, formats include .pdf, .jpg, and .m4a)

General Note

Sound recording of oral history interview conducted by historian Barbara Howe with Isabel L. Jones, a code breaker, or "code girl", who worked on deciphering German and Japanese codes for the United States of America (USA) during World War II (ca. 1942-1945). The work performed by the code girls is documented in the book "Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II" by Liza Mundy. In addition to the sound recording, there is also a seven page document providing background information on people and places mentioned in the interview, a photograph of Jones, a note by Liz Mundy, and four other documents.

Repository Details

Part of the West Virginia and Regional History Center Repository

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