Cryptography
Subject
Subject Source: Library Of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Clippings, undated
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Scope and Contents
Clippings related primarily to William Shakespeare, Francis Bacon and word games such as anagrams and acrostics. Clippings regarding Bacon also include an extensive amount of Covert's notations.
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Word and number puzzles, undated
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Scope and Contents
Comprised of magic squares, acrostics, anagrams, mathematical calculations and riddles. The vast majority of these word and number puzzles relate directly to the Shakespeare-Bacon controversy that both Covert and his cousin, Walter Arensberg, felt could be solved through the use of acrostics and other word puzzles. Also includes a cipher key for a code Covert developed based on his Social Security number.Because of the highly specialized format of this material, researchers...
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