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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But Campau is an archivist first and foremost.
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The edition includes interviews with cinematographer Larry Smith and Kubrick archivist Georgina Orgill, archival material with Christiane Kubrick, and documentaries exploring the director’s unfinished projects and legacy.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1988, Traum took on a new career role as the Tribune’s archivist for a time before retiring.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
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Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025
The edition includes interviews with cinematographer Larry Smith and Kubrick archivist Georgina Orgill, archival material with Christiane Kubrick, and documentaries exploring the director’s unfinished projects and legacy.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
In 1988, Traum took on a new career role as the Tribune’s archivist for a time before retiring.
—Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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