There are many documented sources of information regarding the Dayton code breaking effort. The most dramatic and detailed are at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. The library at the National Cryptologic Museum is building an impressive collection of books and documents. However, some documents remain in the NCR Archive at Dayton History, and there is much research yet to be done. The list below contains links to documents and information available at this site.
Highlights
- Transcription of Report written by Capt. Ralph I. Meader to the Vice Chief, Naval Operations, January 1949
- Commendation for USNCM by J. N. Wenger, Jan. 1945
- Personnel Orders Orders making it possible to identify some WAVES
In This Section
- 1938 Proposal
- Early Electronics, 1938 to 1942
- The Accumulator Summarized
- Electronics
- CNO to Adm. King / Mar 1943
- Teletype messages, June 1943
- Navy Contract NXs7892
- Chassis of the Cryptanalytic Bombe
- Numbers used in reference to Navy Equipment
- Cryptanalytic Equipment in operation
- Bombe correspondence
- Bombe Project History, April 1944
- Bombe Project History, May 44
- Personnel numbers
- WAVES Personnel Orders, 1943-1946
- Commendation
- Meader/Postwar Report
- Op-20-G conference on patents, July 1945
- History Op-20-G-4E/ late 1945
- Patents and related Documents
- Review and Plans, 1946
- Nomination for Presidential Medal for Merit
- Index to Desch-Mumma 1973 Interview
- Desch-Mumma Interview, day 1, tape 1, side 1
- Desch-Mumma interview, day 1, tape 1, side 2
- Desch-Mumma interview, day 1, tape 2, side 1
- Desch-Mumma Interview, day 1, tape 2, side 2
- Desch-Mumma interview, day 2, tape 1, side 1
- Desch-Mumma Interview, day 2, tape 1, side 2
- Desch-Mumma interview, day 2, tape 2, side 1
- Links to more declassified documents