Riverbank Publications

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The Riverbank Publications is 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.

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 Elizebeth 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

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 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
^ ^a ^b ^c 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".

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