archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vist 
-ˌkī-
: a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
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The first archivist, Robert D.W. Connor, took office that year with a mandate to organize, preserve and make accessible the nation’s records.
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Elizabeth Call, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
In a quiet but urgent race against time, groups of researchers, archivists, and technologists are working tirelessly to prevent the loss of vital U.S. government data.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Nick Pavlik, the digital archivist at BGSU’s Center for Archival Collections, spoke about Ella P. Stewart and the importance of her archive and legacy.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
Some argue that enough states have now approved the amendment, but the U.S. archivist declined to certify it because Congress explicitly set a deadline for ratification that states did not meet.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
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Elizabeth Call, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2025
In a quiet but urgent race against time, groups of researchers, archivists, and technologists are working tirelessly to prevent the loss of vital U.S. government data.
—Monica Sanders, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Nick Pavlik, the digital archivist at BGSU’s Center for Archival Collections, spoke about Ella P. Stewart and the importance of her archive and legacy.
—Sara Ivry, JSTOR Daily, 19 Feb. 2025
Some argue that enough states have now approved the amendment, but the U.S. archivist declined to certify it because Congress explicitly set a deadline for ratification that states did not meet.
—Phoebe Petrovic, ProPublica, 17 Mar. 2025
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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