Isabel L. Jones, World War II Code Girl, Oral History
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 4433
Digital 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 are also digital materials that include a seven page document providing background information on people and places mentioned in the interview, and six related documents.
English
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