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5
January
1989
T54-02-89
T54
Space
Requirement
for
NSA
Museum
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ACTION
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(b)
(3)-P.L.
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1.
The
attachedproposal
sets
forth
the
justification
and
establishesthe
spaceparameters
for
an
NSA museum.
?.
This
proposal
was
present,ed
to
the
Director
on
I
December
1988
and
htthat
time
met
with
hls
approval.Encl:
a/s
37
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T509
T5lsn
T/SSR
ttt/g:the
concept
of
a
dedicated
cryptoroglc
museum
was
presented
to
the
Director
in
a
briefing
on
I
Decenbir
L9gg.
The
Director
endorsg4
the
proposal
and
directed
that
action
be
taken
toidentify
suitabre
space
for
such
a
facirity.
?his
memorandum
forwards
specifics
on
the
museum
cgrffiguralion.
6fi
.
J.
coa(31
,
APPROVED
BY:
T54,
Museum
Curator,
972-2268,
5 Jan
89,
amf
(b)
(3)-P.L.
B6-36
JOHN
W.
SAADI,
DOf
nise
ru;
s?
so
s4?.
Muserrm
Proposal
Background
NSA
possesses
inits
museum
storage
account
t}e
greatestsinglecollection of crlrytologicartifaetsin
the
world.
With
over
?,000
artifacts,
thecollection includesitems
dating
taek
to
fre
Rev-olutionary
War
and
a
rar6
book
collection
which
contains
volumes
dating
to
the
r6th
Century.Unfortunately,NSA
does
not
have
any
space
dedicated
for a
Euseum-
'drrational
necessity,
hasalways
taL,en
precedenceover
a
dedieated
museum
inpreviousplansfor
space
eonsiderations.
Aslong
as
NSA
wascomprisedof
people
whohadereated
the
Agenq/s
past,the
lackof
a
museum
was
notofgreat
import
Theoccasional
displays
in
a
room
or
hallway
served
as
reminders
!o
most
of
theworkforce
ofevents
in
whichtheyhad
participated.But asthe
Agencymatured
and tfiese
older
people
retiredand
the worhforcebegan
a
more
iapid
turnover,
the
lack
of
a
museum
beeimemore
critical.
The veryfirnetion
ofa
rnuseum
in
this
environment
haschanged.
Exhibits
should
sprve to
educate
a
workforcewhich
has
not
participated
in
the
historyof
NSA.
The
orientation
of
this
youngerworkforee
in
theaccompliihmenL
of
NSAand the
eryptologicprofession
will
put
forth
a
sense
of
participationin
a
dynamic
organization
whieh
does
not-havea
public
history.
Therdore, with
a
workforce
whichis
becoming-increasingly
younger
and
less
experienced,
it
is imperativethat NSA
placea
higher
priority
ona-dedicated
ipace
for-its
crlrytologicmuseum.
II.
Physical parametersAn
8,000
sq.
ft.
museum
area
consistingof
the
foilowing:
A.
An
unclassiliedexhibit
area
(4,800
sq-
ft.).
Thiswould
house
apermanent
exhibit
on
U'S.
cryptologT.
It
would
also
contain
a
semi-permanent
exhibit
on
the
technical
development
of
machines
in
the
20thCentury
and also
includea
small
area
in
whichexhibits
would
bechanged
uore
frequently.
B.
A
classified
exhibit
area
(2,400
sq.
ft.).
Thiswould
be
an area
in
whichexhibits
of
a
classilied
nature
would
be
on
display for
a
givenperiodof
time.
Bydefrnition,
it
would
.
be
muehmore
relevant
to
modern
developmenk
c.
An
area
designated
for research
(900
sq.It.)
whichwouldcontain:1.TheDirector's
Correspondence
Collection2.TheCryptologicCollection3. The
Rare
BookCollection.
This
areawould
provide
an
opportunity
for
individuals
in
operationstoconduct research
in
areas
relevant
totheirparticular
needs.
[n
time,
these
materials
might
even
be made
directly
available
to
operations
people
thmugh
computer
connectivity-
D.
A
work/offrce/stagingarea
(200sq.
ft.).
This
area
wouldcontain the
ctratot's
oflce,
a
.
placeto
preserveartifacts,
and
an
area
inwhich
to
stage
items
prior
to
exhibi;
III.
Resources
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T!:
positionof NSA
MuseumCuratoralreadyexists;
the individualis
assigned
as
such
toT54-
Therewould
beno
needto assign
additionat
billets,
asa
potential
poolof
volinteers
couldbe
acquiredfrom
thePhoenix
Society
and
through
the
rehired
annoitart progren-
IV.
DesignA template
of
a
proposed
Nationalcryptologic
Museum modelis
attached.
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