Overview of the Bradley F. Smith miscellaneous papers

Finding aid prepared by Hoover Institution Library and Archives Staff

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Title: Bradley F. Smith miscellaneous papers

Date (inclusive): 1979-1991

Collection Number: 92112

Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives

Language of Material: English

Physical Description: 1 folder (0.1 Linear Feet)

Abstract: Interview and other notes, letters received, and printed matter, relating to American and British cryptological and electronic intelligence during World War II. Used as research material for the book by B. F. Smith, The Ultra-Magic Deals and the Most Secret Special Relationship, 1940-1946 (Novato, Ca., 1993). Includes a National Security Agency official history of World War II cryptology, declassified under the Freedom of Information Act.

Creator: Smith, Bradley F.

Creator: United States. National Security Agency/Central Security Service

Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Access

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Use

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Acquisition Information

Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1992.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Bradley F. Smith miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Biographical/Historical Note

American historian.

Scope and Content of Collection

Interview and other notes, letters received, and printed matter, relating to American and British cryptological and electronic intelligence during World War II. Used as research material for the book by B. F. Smith, The Ultra-Magic Deals and the Most Secret Special Relationship, 1940-1946 (Novato, Ca., 1993). Includes a National Security Agency official history of World War II cryptology, declassified under the Freedom of Information Act.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Secret service -- United States

World War, 1939-1945 -- Secret service

Secret service -- Great Britain

World War, 1939-1945 -- Cryptography

World War, 1939-1945 -- Electronic intelligence