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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.

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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