User:Timeportal

Book Collector and Archivist (with a personal library of 30,000-40,000 volumes from the 1500's on) as well as an ongoing student of history and sundry other topics. Also a collector of over 1,000 classical music CDs, films, rare television, antiquities, etc. A varied American and European educational background, culminating with a degree in history. Based in Santa Barbara, California, USA.