Dear Colleagues, Can anyone recommend sources to get images of the SIGSALY cryptography machine, preferably from the 1940s (as opposed to a re-staging years later)? I’ve tried contacting the Crypto Museum, no answer, and there are images on Wikipedia of imperfectly documented provenance. However, I also think I’ve seen a few figures around over the years that aren’t circulating online—I can’t quite remember where, though. I’d like to find hi-res images that I can get good and solid clearance to republish. Tips? Best, b -- Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan Senior Lecturer in the History and Theory of Digital Media Chair of the UG Assessment Board, Digital Culture www.bernardg.com Department of Digital Humanities King's College London The Strand Building Room S3.08 WC2R 2LS Office: +44 (0)20 7848 4750
Looks like you may want to contact: https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic-heritage/center-cryptologic-history/ This seems to be different from the Crypto Museum itself. They appear to be responsible for a number of publications related to this machine, including one (at least) depicting it in situ: https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/about/cryptologic-heritage/historic... I would also, more generally, turn to the National Archives as a starting point, but this appears to be what you’re looking for. —Sarah — S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. Assistant Professor Co-Director, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry University of California, Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Graduate School of Education & Information Studies https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ Behind the Screen (Yale University Press) https://www.behindthescreen-book.com/ **Please note: I’m increasingly finding email unmanageable. If I don’t respond and your issue is urgent, please resend and indicate that in the subject line. Your message likely just got lost in the shuffle. Thanks. On Sep 11, 2019, at 05:11, Bernard Geoghegan <bernardgeoghegan2010@u.northwestern.edu<mailto:bernardgeoghegan2010@u.northwestern.edu>> wrote: Dear Colleagues, Can anyone recommend sources to get images of the SIGSALY cryptography machine, preferably from the 1940s (as opposed to a re-staging years later)? I’ve tried contacting the Crypto Museum, no answer, and there are images on Wikipedia of imperfectly documented provenance. However, I also think I’ve seen a few figures around over the years that aren’t circulating online—I can’t quite remember where, though. I’d like to find hi-res images that I can get good and solid clearance to republish. Tips? Best, b -- Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan Senior Lecturer in the History and Theory of Digital Media Chair of the UG Assessment Board, Digital Culture www.bernardg.com<http://www.bernardg.com> Department of Digital Humanities King's College London The Strand Building Room S3.08 WC2R 2LS Office: +44 (0)20 7848 4750 _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org<http://sigcis.org>, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org
Dear Sarah and Paul, Thanks! The blog and the article you cited give me exactly what I need to track down some new images and permissions! Best, Bernard -- Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan Senior Lecturer in the History and Theory of Digital Media Chair of the UG Assessment Board, Digital Culture www.bernardg.com Department of Digital Humanities King's College London The Strand Building Room S3.08 WC2R 2LS Office: +44 (0)20 7848 4750 From: "Roberts, Sarah" <sarah.roberts@ucla.edu> Date: Wednesday, 11 September 2019 at 16:28 To: Bernard Geoghegan <bernardgeoghegan2010@u.northwestern.edu> Cc: "members@sigcis.org" <members@sigcis.org> Subject: Re: [SIGCIS-Members] SIGSALY photos? Looks like you may want to contact: https://www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic-heritage/center-cryptologic-history/ This seems to be different from the Crypto Museum itself. They appear to be responsible for a number of publications related to this machine, including one (at least) depicting it in situ: https://www.nsa.gov/Portals/70/documents/about/cryptologic-heritage/historic... I would also, more generally, turn to the National Archives as a starting point, but this appears to be what you’re looking for. —Sarah — S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. Assistant Professor Co-Director, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry University of California, Los Angeles Department of Information Studies Graduate School of Education & Information Studies https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ Behind the Screen (Yale University Press) https://www.behindthescreen-book.com/ **Please note: I’m increasingly finding email unmanageable. If I don’t respond and your issue is urgent, please resend and indicate that in the subject line. Your message likely just got lost in the shuffle. Thanks. On Sep 11, 2019, at 05:11, Bernard Geoghegan <bernardgeoghegan2010@u.northwestern.edu> wrote: Dear Colleagues, Can anyone recommend sources to get images of the SIGSALY cryptography machine, preferably from the 1940s (as opposed to a re-staging years later)? I’ve tried contacting the Crypto Museum, no answer, and there are images on Wikipedia of imperfectly documented provenance. However, I also think I’ve seen a few figures around over the years that aren’t circulating online—I can’t quite remember where, though. I’d like to find hi-res images that I can get good and solid clearance to republish. Tips? Best, b -- Bernard Dionysius Geoghegan Senior Lecturer in the History and Theory of Digital Media Chair of the UG Assessment Board, Digital Culture www.bernardg.com Department of Digital Humanities King's College London The Strand Building Room S3.08 WC2R 2LS Office: +44 (0)20 7848 4750 _______________________________________________ This email is relayed from members at sigcis.org, the email discussion list of SHOT SIGCIS. Opinions expressed here are those of the member posting and are not reviewed, edited, or endorsed by SIGCIS. The list archives are at http://lists.sigcis.org/pipermail/members-sigcis.org/ and you can change your subscription options at http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org
Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratuling Bill Aspray in having his Flatirons Lectures book out, Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030189549>. Simultanuously with Jeff Yost joining me as editor in the Springer History of Computing Series<https://www.springer.com/series/8442>, 2019 is an exceptionally productive year: Bill Aspray and Jim Cortada wrote From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking; Online Scrutiny in America, 1990-2015<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030229511>. Simon Lavington brought Early Computing in Britain; Ferranti Ltd. and Government Funding, 1948 — 1958<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030151027>. Tom Haigh's Exploring the Early Digital<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030021511> appears jointly in our series and Springer's Media of Cooperation. Recent titles of interest outside our series: Liesbeth de Mol and Giuseppe Primiero, Reflections on Programming Systems<https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319972251>; and edited by Chris Leslie and Martin Schmitt, Histories of Computing in Eastern Europe.<https://www.springer.com/cn/book/9783030291594> SHOT in Milan: For new ideas and book plans do join me or Springer's Wayne Wheeler at SHOT in Milan later this month. Or just mail me or Jeff Yost off list. More good news concerning the old fashioned trade of buying bundles of printed paper: thanks to Wayne Wheeler's diplomacy, prices of the History of Computing books have come within reach of mortals. The best price you can get is when your university library is subscribing to a Springer package: in that case you may order your print on demand copy for 25 (in several currencies) Autumn discount: Springer has decided extend its usual conference discount to all SIGCIS list member and to cover the whole of the autumn. STARTING TODAY · SIGCIS list members can receive a 20% discount on titles purchased from https://www.springer.com/shop by entering the code 20DIY194 during their order · This discount is valid from the 1st of October through to the 31st of December, and can be used to purchase both print and e-books · For orders of print books, free shipping · Authors and editors of Springer books and chapters need not worry about using this code, for they can enjoy a 40% Springer author discount (further information is available here: https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/resources-g...) · Here is the link to the History of Computing<https://www.springer.com/series/8442> series; here is the list of titles<https://www.springer.com/series/8442?detailsPage=titles>! Best wishes from me and Jeff Yost, Gerard Alberts <http://lists.sigcis.org/listinfo.cgi/members-sigcis.org>
Gerard - Congratulations to you and your colleagues for completing so many important publications! Best, Julie
On Oct 1, 2019, at 4:39 AM, Alberts, Gerard <G.Alberts@uva.nl> wrote:
Dear colleagues, Please join me in congratuling Bill Aspray in having his Flatirons Lectures book out, Historical Studies in Computing, Information, and Society <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030189549>. Simultanuously with Jeff Yost joining me as editor in the Springer History of Computing Series <https://www.springer.com/series/8442>, 2019 is an exceptionally productive year: Bill Aspray and Jim Cortada wrote From Urban Legends to Political Fact-Checking; Online Scrutiny in America, 1990-2015 <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030229511>. Simon Lavington brought Early Computing in Britain; Ferranti Ltd. and Government Funding, 1948 — 1958 <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030151027>. Tom Haigh's Exploring the Early Digital <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030021511> appears jointly in our series and Springer's Media of Cooperation. Recent titles of interest outside our series: Liesbeth de Mol and Giuseppe Primiero, Reflections on Programming Systems <https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783319972251>; and edited by Chris Leslie and Martin Schmitt, Histories of Computing in Eastern Europe. <https://www.springer.com/cn/book/9783030291594>
SHOT in Milan: For new ideas and book plans do join me or Springer's Wayne Wheeler at SHOT in Milan later this month. Or just mail me or Jeff Yost off list.
More good news concerning the old fashioned trade of buying bundles of printed paper: thanks to Wayne Wheeler's diplomacy, prices of the History of Computing books have come within reach of mortals. The best price you can get is when your university library is subscribing to a Springer package: in that case you may order your print on demand copy for 25 (in several currencies)
Autumn discount: Springer has decided extend its usual conference discount to all SIGCIS list member and to cover the whole of the autumn. STARTING TODAY
· SIGCIS list members can receive a 20% discount on titles purchased from https://www.springer.com/shop <https://www.springer.com/shop> by entering the code 20DIY194 during their order · This discount is valid from the 1st of October through to the 31st of December, and can be used to purchase both print and e-books · For orders of print books, free shipping · Authors and editors of Springer books and chapters need not worry about using this code, for they can enjoy a 40% Springer author discount (further information is available here: https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/resources-g... <https://www.springer.com/gp/authors-editors/book-authors-editors/resources-guidelines/book-discounts-royalties>) · Here is the link to the History of Computing <https://www.springer.com/series/8442> series; here is the list of titles <https://www.springer.com/series/8442?detailsPage=titles>!
Best wishes from me and Jeff Yost, Gerard Alberts
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