| ENSA | Entertainments National Service Association |
| BIAE | British Institute of Adult Education |
| CEAW | Committee on the Employment of Artists in War Time |
| CEMA | Council for the Encouragement of Music and the Arts |
| NG | National Gallery |
| RAF | Royal Air Force |
| SOE | Special Operations Executive |
| TG | Tate Gallery |
| UCL | University College London |
| WAAC | War Artists’ Advisory Committee |
| WAAF | Women’s Auxiliary Air Force |
| WVS | Women’s Voluntary Services |
| YMCA | Young Men’s Christian Association |
| YWCA | Young Women’s Christian Association |