The D3 catalogue p4
Additional D3-ARK records are currently in preparation and will be listed here
| File identifier | File type | Content |
|---|---|---|
| D3-ARK-151_NewspaperReports-SecretSuppliesTools | Folder | Misc newspaper cuttings re. mysterious SOE message. |
| D3-ARK-152_fischer.pdf | Article | JIH article by Fischer (2002) entitled 'Dirty Tricks and Deadly Devices: OSS, SOE, NDRC and the Development of Special Weapons and Equipment'. To be read in conjunction with D3-NARA-CIA-010_GENESIS_DOC_0001225679.pdf. |
| D3-ARK-153_OSSCatalogue.pdf | Book | 2015 catalogue of the new OSS Gallery at the CIA Museum. |
| D3-ARK-154_OSSJobRegister.jpg | Image | Very poor-quality image of OSS items index; difficult to read. |
| D3-ARK-155_OSSJobRegister.jpg | Article | Sir George TURNER visits Nottingham, Nottingham Evening Post (29 April 1947). |
| D3-ARK-156_WalterVenningQMG | Folder | Gen VENNING's KCB (London Gazette, 1942) and obit (Times, 1964). |
| D3-ARK-157_Alston | Folder | Misc files researched by CHH on MoS personalities: Edward ALSTON, AD of CT6(C), Leeds (Alan HARDY's boss). |
| D3-ARK-158_Fraser-Smith | Folder | Misc files researched by CHH on MoS personalities: Charles FRASER-SMITH, head of CT6(L), London. |
| D3-ARK-159_Goad | Folder | Misc files researched by CHH on MoS personalities: Charles GOAD, AD Contracts. |
| D3-ARK-160_Rice | Folder | Misc files researched by CHH on MoS personalities: Col G. Ritchie RICE, originally head of CT6(C), Leeds and then DDG Equipment & Stores. |
| D3-ARK-161_Swiggett | Folder | Misc files researched by CHH on MoS personalities: Howard SWIGGETT, who was DDG MoS Mission, New York. (NB does not appear on OSS personnel list). |
| D3-ARK-162_Thompson1.pdf | Document | Notes and letters written postwar by Gay THOMPSON of T Section (1941–43) for Major Bryan LEWIS who was due in 1963 to write a book on the SOE. THOMPSON was originally i/c clothing and camouflage for Belgian Section and knew Jim WILLS. |
| D3-ARK-163_Thompson2.pdf | Document | Emails received from Michael Thompson (son of Gay THOMPSON of T Section [1941–43]) concerning clothing and camouflage for Belgian Section agents. |
| D3-ARK-164_Kahn.pdf | Book | The Germans also had problems procuring authentic agent clothing. |
| D3-ARK-165_Ong.pdf | Article | Grandma’s knitting a war: how needle and yarn became espionage. |
| D3-ARK-166_Barrett.pdf | Article | WWII escape maps might be the world’s most unique fashion statement. |
| D3-ARK-167_Sprecher.pdf | Article | Demob Suits: One Uniform for Another? Burtons and the Leeds Multiple Tailors' Production of Men's Demobilization Tailoring after the Second World War. |
| D3-ARK-168_Trebay.pdf | Article | Clothes Make the Spy: The yardstick of James Bond’s suavely murderous upper-class style was forever set by Sean Connery. |
| D3-ARK-169_Lisle_Raw | Folder | Collection of miscellaneous (unedited) photographs donated by John Lisle relevant to OSS London Ops (R&D and C&D). |
| D3-ARK-170_Fifi | Folder | Collection of miscellaneous files donated by CHH relevant to SOE's Agent FIFI, including P/F of Marie Christine CHILVER. |
| D3-ARK-171_BoE_Archive.pdf | Document | Collection of miscellaneous files at the Bank of England Archive relevant to the British Purchasing Commission (BPC), later the British Supply Office, in Ottawa and New York during WW2. Also listed are the contents of the folder at D3-ARK-172_BoE_History. |
| D3-ARK-172_BoE_History | Folder | The Bank of England 1939-45 (complete unpublished war history). Appendices not included. 44 PDFs. |
| D3-ARK-173_bsc.pdf | Wiki | Wikipedia article on British Security Coordination (BSC). |
| D3-ARK-174_bpc.pdf | Wiki | Wikipedia article on the British Purchasing Commission (BPC). |
| D3-ARK-175_bsc2.pdf | Article | Spartacus article on British Security Coordination (BSC). |
| D3-ARK-176_bpc_post.pdf | Document | Smith & Wesson Forum posts (2017) about BPC/BSM locations and procurement. |
| D3-ARK-177_NARAFiles.pdf | Document | Comprehensive list of all paper files and microfilms required from College Park (Updated 2021-01-30). |
| D3-ARK-178_breaks.pdf | Article | 'Ladies of the OSS: The Apron Strings of Intelligence in WW2' by Breaks (1992). An undergraduate contribution, but quite interesting nevertheless. |
| D3-ARK-179_wood.pdf | Booklet | British Films 1927-1939 by Wood (2009). Published by the British Film Institute. Lists details of all Jim WILL's films and all the studios where D/CAM staff had worked prewar. |
| D3-ARK-180_studios.pdf | Map | Map of London film studios excerpted from Wood (2009). |
| D3-ARK-181_bda.pdf | Article | Exhibit of Sta XV toothbrush at the British Dental Association Museum, with a provenance that coincidentally mentions FRASER-SMITH as the donor's friend. |
| D3-ARK-182_murray.pdf | Article | Brief bio of Beryl Murray DAVIES, SOE dental surgeon. |
| D3-ARK-183_carrick-craig.pdf | Transcript | 1991 interview with Teddy CARRICK (Craig), film art-director. He knew WILLS and WILLIAMS, and he may be the mysterious Staff Sgt fnu CRAIG in Leslie Bell's book on WILLS (p 114). |
| D3-ARK-184_xv_personnel.xlsx | Document | Comprehensive D/CAM staff Excel database (Kippax format), updated 2021-03-25, as submitted to the SOE Group. Not as detailed as the AOS database! |
| D3-ARK-185_gregory2.pdf | Document | Excerpts from Gregory (2015) (Part 2). Info sheets on most, if not all of Station XV's locations. Useful reference with some TNA file references. For the complete text of Part 1, see D3-ARK-061_gregory.pdf. |
| D3-ARK-186_staxvplan.jpg | Document | Aerial photographic transcription of The Thatched Barn, excepted from Gregory (2015) (Part 1). |
| D3-ARK-187_southken1943.jpg | Document | Excerpt from Post Office London Directory (1943) for Queen's Gate, SW7. |
| D3-ARK-188_v&a.pdf | Document | Account of the Victoria & Albert Museum during the Second World War. No mention of SOE. |
| D3-ARK-189_nhm.pdf | Document | Account of the Natural History Museum during the Second World War. Mentions SOE. |
| D3-ARK-190_bigfella.mp4 | Film | Big Fella (1937), classic musical starring Paul Robeson, directed by J. Elder WILLS. |
| D3-ARK-191_hyde.pdf | Book | PDF of Hyde (1963), dated but Hyde himself (MI6) was there. |
| D3-ARK-192_GSymbols.docx | Document | Fred Judge's (incomplete) list of G symbols (associated with USA). |
| D3-ARK-193_RVPS.pdf | Document | Phil Tomaselli's description of RVPS interviews. |
| D3-ARK-194_bennett.pdf | Book | PDF of Chapter 12 of Bennett (2007), depicting Desmond Morton's liaision work among BSC, SOE, and SIS. Solid stuff, as one would expect from Gill. |
| D3-ARK-195_maschwitz.pdf | Book | PDF of Chapters 10-14 of Maschwitz (1957), covering Maschwitz's war years, including service with Section D, SOE (in New York), and PWE. |
| D3-ARK-196_bsc.pdf | Book | This is a selection from the semi-official release of BSC papers collected by Stephenson. Informative introduction by Nigel West. Describes the role of SOE in States-side procurement of secret equipment. |
| D3-ARK-197_ede.pdf | Book | Extract from Ede (2010) about the contributions of Bill WILLIAMS and Jim WILLS to British film design. |
| D3-ARK-198_malkin.pdf | Book | Extract from Malkin (2008) about forgery, and about Stan LOVELL and William REDDICK's work for OSS in that field. |
| D3-ARK-199_macpherson.pdf | Book | Extract from MacPherson (20083) about OSS London HQ. |
| D3-ARK-200_forsyth | Folder | A collection of seven definitive papers (ARK-200A-G) by Forsyth (2013-18) on Hugh Cott and macrocamouflage. |
| D3-ARK-201_forsyth_thesis.pdf | Thesis | University of Glasgow PhD dissertation on camouflage by Forsyth (2012). |
| D3-ARK-202_forsyth_2017 | Book | Extensive excerpts from monograph on camouflage by Forsyth (2017). |
| D3-ARK-203_dovey | Folder | Two definitive papers (ARK-203A-B) by Dovey (1996-97) on Dudley Clarke and strategic deception. |
| D3-ARK-204_byrne.pdf | Article | Article on BCL New York by Byrne (2013). |
| D3-ARK-205_goodchild.pdf | Article | Article on scientific intelligence by Goodchild (2019). |
| D3-ARK-206_lincove.pdf | Article | Article on BLI New York by Lincove (2011). |
| D3-ARK-207_shore.pdf | Article | Article on Kate Meyrick by Shore (2013). |
| D3-ARK-208_holt_deceivers.epub | eBook | Book on military deception (including macrocamouflage) by Holt (2007). |
| D3-ARK-209_murphy.pdf | Article | Article on SOE organisation by Murphy (2010). |
| D3-ARK-210_ACDBH.pdf | Wiki | Wikipedia article on the American Committee for the Defense of British Homes (ACDBH), noting its relationship with the official British Supply Mission (BSM) to the USA. |
| D3-ARK-211_adifferentloyalty.mp4 | Film | A Different Loyalty (2004), a relatively accurate film version of Eleanor Philby's biography, Kim Philby: The Spy I Married. For some unfathomable reason, all the characters have been given fictitious names. |
| D3-ARK-212_secretsecretaries.mp4 | Film | Secret Secretaries: The Women of British Security Coordination (2015), an interesting documentary featuring interviews with some Canadian women who worked for William Stephenson at BSC HQ in Manhattan. |
| D3-ARK-213_watson_dechastelain.pdf | Book chapter | 'Marion de Chastelain: Family Secrets' (2002), a brief biography by Patrick Watson, based on the TV documentary he wrote and directed. |
| D3-ARK-214_lisle.pdf | Book chapters | John Lisle's chapters on OSS Documents Div and Camouflage Div, as well as on cover stories, in his book The Dirty Tricks Department (2023). |
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