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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One of the very few people who have come in contact with them during the past two decades is Billy Wade, the Still Picture Branch’s supervisory archivist.
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Robert Sullivan, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Carol Roark is an archivist, historian, and author with a special interest in architectural and photographic history who has written several books on Fort Worth history.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024
Aruba’s archivists hope other nations will follow in its digital footsteps.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
Working with archivists of American music including Jon Batiste (one of the song’s producers) and Raphael Saadiq (a co-writer), Beyoncé channels Sly Stone, Prince, and Erykah Badu—futurists whose music voyages across the cosmos, seeking liberation that can’t be found in their own country.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Moss plays newspaper archivist Kirby Mazrachi, who was attacked and left for dead by a mysterious killer, leaving her traumatized.
—Jace Lacob, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Milo and Khalili are witnesses and archivists who fill the film with more than just factual recounts.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
That material — roughly 225,000 documents — is housed in a large room adjacent to the Lindbergh museum gallery at the State Police’s headquarters near Trenton, N.J., and overseen by a full-time archivist, Greg Ferrara.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
If so, becoming an archivist would be a fantastic job for you.
—Goldie Chan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
Robert Sullivan, The New Yorker, 29 Apr. 2024
Carol Roark is an archivist, historian, and author with a special interest in architectural and photographic history who has written several books on Fort Worth history.
—Carol Roark, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2024
Aruba’s archivists hope other nations will follow in its digital footsteps.
—Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 8 Apr. 2024
Working with archivists of American music including Jon Batiste (one of the song’s producers) and Raphael Saadiq (a co-writer), Beyoncé channels Sly Stone, Prince, and Erykah Badu—futurists whose music voyages across the cosmos, seeking liberation that can’t be found in their own country.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 2 Apr. 2024
Moss plays newspaper archivist Kirby Mazrachi, who was attacked and left for dead by a mysterious killer, leaving her traumatized.
—Jace Lacob, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2023
Milo and Khalili are witnesses and archivists who fill the film with more than just factual recounts.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 Mar. 2024
That material — roughly 225,000 documents — is housed in a large room adjacent to the Lindbergh museum gallery at the State Police’s headquarters near Trenton, N.J., and overseen by a full-time archivist, Greg Ferrara.
—Tracey Tully, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2024
If so, becoming an archivist would be a fantastic job for you.
—Goldie Chan, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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