02-08-2023, 03:42 AM
(01-08-2023, 11:50 PM)Emma May Smith wrote: You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view.2. That the Second Study Group created a 692-page "Keyword in Context" cross-reference. I wonder if that was saved and whether they wrote any notes on it?
Short answer: Yes, it was saved and at least was part of the Friedman Collection, which is still held by the George C. Marshall Foundation Library, catalog number 1609.3.
But you can't view it online nor does it come up in a search of their catalog. Jim Reeds investigated the work of the 1962-1963 second study group and indicated that the RCA transcription printout was close to illegible. In theory, you could enquire with the Marshall Library for a copy (for a fee) or, if you would be able to go there in person, schedule a research appointment but there would be no point if no legible copy still exists. It is unlikely there are any other copies of the work, at least nothing came up in my search. Friedman had originally planned to publish the results of the group but the work was terminated early and then his health deteriorated and he stopped work on the VM. The NSA does have its own Friedman Collection, over 52,000 pages, but those are official papers, the majority of it is from 1930-1955 (Friedman retired in 1956), the PDF documents may be partially unreadable (due to the age of the carbon hardcopies when declassified and converted), and some of the collection has not yet been declassified so it is unlikely that collection includes anything from the second study group.
Jim Reeds, William F. Friedman’s Transcription of the Voynich Manuscript, abstract, 9/7/1994, pg 6
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Jim Reeds, Voynich Manuscript Bibliography, scroll to Manuscripts item 20
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NSA Friedman Collection
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