Riverbank Publications

The Riverbank Publications are a series of pamphlets written by the people who worked for millionaire George Fabyan in the multi-discipline research facility he built in the early 20th century near Chicago. They were published by Fabyan, often without author credit. The publications on cryptanalysis[1], mostly written by William Friedman, with contributions from Elizebeth Smith Friedman and others, are considered seminal in the field.[2] In particular, Publication 22 introduced the Index of Coincidence, a powerful statistical tool for cryptanalysis.

Inscription by William Friedman in the Marshall Library’s copy of the Riverbank Publications 15-22.[1]

List of publications on cryptography

The Riverbank Publications dealt with many subjects investigated at the laboratories. The ones dealing with cryptography[3] began with number 15,[4] ^{:p. 374 ff} and consists of:[5][6]

15, A Method of Reconstructing the Primary Alphabet From a Single One of the Series of Secondary Alphabets, 1917[1]^{:pdf p. 9}
16, Methods for the Solution of Running-Key Ciphers, 1918^{:pdf p. 23}
17, An Introduction to Methods for the Solution of Ciphers, 1918^{:pdf p. 72}
18, Synoptic Tables for the Solution of Ciphers and A Bibliography of Cryptographic Literature,1918^{:pdf p. 123}
19, Formulae for the Solution of Geometrical Transposition Ciphers, written with Capt. Lenox R. Lohr, 1918^{:pdf p. 161}
20, Several Machine Ciphers and Methods for their Solution, 1918^{:pdf p. 187}
21, Methods for the Reconstruction of Primary Alphabets, written with Elizabeth Smith Friedman, 1918^{:pdf p. 279}
22, The Index of Coincidence and Its Applications in Cryptography, imprint L. Fournier, Paris, 1922[6][1]^{:pdf p. 297}
50, The production and detection of messages in concealed writing and images, by H. O. Nolan, 1918[7]
75, Memorization Methods: Specifically Illustrated in Respect to Their Applicability to Codes and Topographic Material, by H. O. Nolan, 1919,[6][8]

Except as noted, the above publications were written by William F. Friedman and were published by George Fabyan's Riverbank Laboratories in Geneva, Illinois.

References

Methods for the Solution of Ciphers, Publications 15-22, Rufus A. Long Digital Library of Cryptography, George C. Marshall Library, 1917-1922
Jason Fagone (26 September 2017). The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-243050-2.
Methods for the Solution of Ciphers, Publications 15-22, Rufus A. Long Digital Library of Cryptography, George C. Marshal Library, 1917-1922
Kahn, David (1967). The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing. New York: The Macmillan Company. ISBN 978-0-684-83130-5.
Publications 15-22 reprinted by Aegean Park Press, in three volumes, 1979
Riverbank publications WorldCat record. "No other items in the field of cryptology were published"
Library of Congress catalog card
"Riverbank Publications No. 75 : Memorization Methods : Specifically Illustrated in Respect to Their Applicability to Codes and Topographic Material by ([ Riverbank Laboratories ] [ H. O. Nolan ]) from Kuenzig Books | Topsfield , MA | Bibliopolis".

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[marshallibrary-1] Methods for the Solution of Ciphers, Publications 15-22, Rufus A. Long Digital Library of Cryptography, George C. Marshall Library, 1917-1922

[Fagone2017-2] Jason Fagone (26 September 2017). The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America's Enemies. HarperCollins. ISBN 978-0-06-243050-2.

[3] Methods for the Solution of Ciphers, Publications 15-22, Rufus A. Long Digital Library of Cryptography, George C. Marshal Library, 1917-1922

[kahn1967-4] Kahn, David (1967). The Codebreakers: The Story of Secret Writing. New York: The Macmillan Company. ISBN 978-0-684-83130-5.

[5] Publications 15-22 reprinted by Aegean Park Press, in three volumes, 1979

[RPworldcat-6] Riverbank publications WorldCat record. "No other items in the field of cryptology were published"

[7] Library of Congress catalog card

[8] "Riverbank Publications No. 75 : Memorization Methods : Specifically Illustrated in Respect to Their Applicability to Codes and Topographic Material by ([ Riverbank Laboratories ] [ H. O. Nolan ]) from Kuenzig Books | Topsfield , MA | Bibliopolis".