Welcome NAT I ONAL ARCHIVES National Archives and Records Administration offers today’s lecture through the Know Your Records Program ,. Program begins at 2 p.m. EST March 11, 2020 NAT l ON AL ARCH l VE S and RECORDS ADM l N l ST RAT l ON
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About the National Archives KNOW YOUR RECORDS ,, The National Archives and Those valuable records are Records Administration (NARA) preserved and are available to is the nation's record keeper. Of you, whether you want to see if all documents and materials they contain clues about your created in the course of business family’s history, need to prove a conducted by the United States veteran’s military service, or are Federal government, only 1%- researching an historical topic 3% are so important for legal or that interests you. historical reasons that they are kept by us forever. NATIONAL ARCHIVES and RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
About the Know Your Records Program KNOW YOUR RECORDS ,, THE KNOW YOUR RECORDS PROGRAM provides information on how to access and do research using U.S. Federal Government records held at the National Archives and Records Administration. View previous lectures on video at www.archives.gov/calendar/know-your-records NATIONAL ARCHIVES and RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
World War II Code Girls: What’s in a Name? KNOW YOUR RECORDS ,, Women during World War II Archives Specialist Cara Moore were filling new roles such as Lebonick , takes you through the Cryptographers or “Code Girls.” process of tracking down “Code These positions were in many Girl” personnel records at the branches of the military as well National Archives at St. Louis as Federal agencies. Due to and deciphering what they can varied types of service and last reveal! name, locating the "Code Girl" Ms. Lebonick will broadcast in remotely via video from her personnel records presents a workplace in St. Louis. unique challenge. Reference NATIONAL ARCHIVES and RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
Presenter’s Biography KNOW YOUR RECORDS ,, Cara Moore Lebonick is currently a Reference Archives Specialist for the National Archives and has worked with us since 2013. She searches and provides access to individual personnel records of former military and civil servants of the Federal government. Before coming to the National Archives, Cara has worked in a variety of museums and positions. She is also an American Studies Ph.D. student at Saint Louis University studying community building in St. Louis during the New Deal, where she has a Master of Arts in the same field. She has additional degrees from Cara Moore Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville including: a Bachelor's Degree in History; a Master's Degree in Lebonick History; and a Post baccalaureate in Museum Studies. NATIONAL ARCHIVES and RECORDS ADMINISTRATION
NAT I ONAL ARC H IVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRA TI ON \:' NAT I ONAL ARCHIVES Research Services Code Girls: What’s in a name? Cara Moore Lebonick National Archives at St. Louis A female code breaker and member of the WAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service) program operated a Archives Reference Specialist Naval Security Station cryptanalytic machine to help decode enemy communications during WWII. (National Archives, RG 457) NATIONAL ARC HI VES· RESEARCH SERVICES
Code Girls: What’s in a name? Code Girls: What’s in a name? Research Code Girls: Popular Research and Genealogical Subject Services NATIONAL ARCHIVES “Code Girls” is a somewhat vague descriptor for the various titles and types of employment held by these women. Liza Mundy details many of these variations in her book Code Girls, The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II. These variations are well-known by the National Archives at St. Louis staff. On March 22, 2019, the Library of Congress Veterans History Project hosted five “Code Girls” in a ceremony at their facility. There have been several other commemorations in recent years about these women who worked diligently to interpret enemy messages. These have lead to an increase in reference requests for “code girl” personnel records and have forced our staff to become intimately knowledgeable on how to find them. Y ou are warned not to discuss an:r aotivi.tie1 rlARllUlG: or ~ovemants o~ locations or v•ss8la; nol" to participate A notice against speaking about job specifics ,1 press couforC'lce or tali o reporter:s or over the ·11 when on leave. (National Archives, RG 64) rudio exoeij after conaultation •1 . th and clear-ance of' e,i:obl'. a L ,»'q~ _rya~ t_ons officer of' the liaT7 a111t.1o0,t._W!_' VE OF ABSENCE ol" Coast Guard. t l'Lll:A TIU K t;A NATIONAL ARCHIVES RESEARCH S ERVI CES 8
Code Girls: What’s in a name? Code Girls were employed by a number of different federal agencies and Research served multiple branches in a military capacity. Se r vices NATIONAL ARCHIVES NAT I ONA L AR.C H I VES· R.ES E AR.C H S E R.V I C E S 9
~ Code Girls: What’s in a name? • • Re search Notes of a Name Change Servi ces NATIONAL ARCHIVES Director of Ci.vH1an Personnel A woman’s name change, due to Otfieo ot tho Chief or Naval Oper,,.tion1 Nuy O.put.aent ,Ta1hiT11tton, D. C. marriage, can make locating a code girl De1.r Sir: In r:upon,e to your i nquiry , l2j' n111tary reoord 11haw11 that I record more difficult. (a) Ha.ve eollt)hted service P-b+ 1trJ- in 4« . Tcl. e.teJ (bre.nqfi of ao rvi ce) (b} ~y expect to compleUt n r vice on or •bout --~~-- in - ( '"' b -: ,==,h-.ot.-,"',""n"'•""oo")C- (date) do not plan to return to duty in tho Ot!"ice or the Chief (c) ~ {strike oi.:.t approDriate -word(1)) or "'""al Opere.tiona . ~1T) ---~ ,~.~n~,T) - · (d) Am hoapitalited o.t _,..( . -, ~ - ~, . ... h-o-,p~{- .. --,~ ,T .. ~..,-)~ --• •nd exp•ot to be relnt ♦ d -~(~a~ • ..,=j _ Ver y tr-ul y you.re, RG 146, Dept. of RG 146, Department of the Army/Air Force the Navy NAT I ONAL ARCH I VES RESEARCH SE RVI CES 10
~ ~ ·□ · □ ·□ ~ ✓ ~ Code Girls: What’s in a name? Example . . . Re search ,o-.,~ l~i•• ~a, fl.f',_._, WA R O E PARTHENT “S. Virginia Dalton” Services UPOlt or "lU rU H U ll .t.C TIOI NATIONAL ~ , •lmlllA ARCH I VES The Library of Congress Code Girl ceremony write-up included their t ,C , t,C, tt:, 011 1 SltlU ,. pictures and scrapbooks. Our staff was able to find one Official Personnel -·- ..,,.,._, ... i:,tt st: IY IC( I · - • · Yir&1,daDol- l.oio ... . ot .,. 6.Jflt et rn Folder (OPF) -- after following a trail with several twists and turns. / ' ..... ca.; ....... JC. hut of Mt&.., 11 1. · --·· . » A,rl.11944 .. l~lM J lft•c••- Oat • / , .. . ,. lipel M"1.N t.lio ,._ . 0 ,_,,,_ C-1-7\loAide U, Otto~• llf"t"' .... ,. taoo,.. _ Q- .. _, ., lo/17/V. ,_a.,..,. A ll - -· . • "'T •.. ~iti. .. I _..,..._ I ~ 61-! llerfloo O\ I.up I• • ~!,:-- r: •:1 r::~ OtlMor t.hU ' ....... 1 .... ..~. .. t, 'lra1Al.o u .... , ....... 1 ... ,,,, ,., ,u ,o,1,, 1 h t1 M .. ,~ ... ,_.h l .. • Dt,-•-M •I ,,u, ,uu RG 146, c.,.,. . f• co..c .. , Dept. of l L.J Ou1r1,1 liliMw 1u f .....,•r? _,.,J o, _,.,. the ,. [l Army/Air Force _ .. :a-.~._---~(oi~ .. ","'j ______ _ (Photo cou rte sy of Kaylah Jacks on ) NAT I ONA L ARCH I VES RESEARCH SERV I CES 11
~ ~ ~ Code Girls: What’s in a name? Research “S. Virginia Dalton” Services NAT I ONAL A RC H I VES WI )EPA R TM ENT N OT lf lCA T1vN OF PERSONN EL AC TIO N We began with the employing agency, “War ll' U LD) Department”, and her known name at the time of .... _1_ .. , ... , __ service, Ms. S. Virginia Dalton -- due to the SF50 4 TH • (pictured left). However, Dalton married during her time as a federal employee and there was no information in place for a “Ms. S. Virginia Dalton” other than a cross reference that led to Mrs. Virginia D. Yerby! lJ RL\tARKS : - M -""• Afl'll 1,. l,V. . Staff located the full OPF, but under her married name. We have great scans from Dalton’s record, RG 146, Dept. of the Army/Air Force including her service award letter and application. ZOt l"ILC NAT I ONAL ARCH I VES RESEARCH SERV I CES 12
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