FOR YOUR EYES ONLY.(Keith Melton's museum of espionage paraphernalia)
"H. Keith Melton is the world's premier historian and collector of tradecraft--the procedures, techniques and devices used in clandestine intelligence operations...When Melton started collecting 30 years ago, there was no facility in which espionage artifacts were studied and archived. ...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Smithsonian 2001-07, Vol.32 (4), p.48-48 |
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Zusammenfassung: | "H. Keith Melton is the world's premier historian and collector of tradecraft--the procedures, techniques and devices used in clandestine intelligence operations...When Melton started collecting 30 years ago, there was no facility in which espionage artifacts were studied and archived. 'I felt,' explains Melton, 'that these items would not only be lost but the stories of the incredible people who developed them and used them would never be told, because of the necessary requirements of secrecy.'...In his southern Florida museum, he displays more than 2,000 artifacts from his 7,000-piece collection. He also owns some 6,500 books and 30,000 photographs. The Spy Museum has become a magnet for members and former members of intelligence services from around the world, including the CIA and the KGB. It's not open to the public, so Melton prefers to keep its exact location, well, secret." (Smithsonian) In this clandestine tour of Melton's museum, Melton reveals the histories and functions of items in his espionage paraphernalia collection. |
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ISSN: | 0037-7333 1930-5508 |