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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While pursuing her masters in Library Science, author and archivist Rosie Grant created a TikTok account called GhostlyArchive, which focused on unique gravestones.
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David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The headquarters is an homage to the work of the Internet Archive’s 200 staff members, which include engineers, librarians and archivists.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The core storyline—museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding receiving the album and slowly decoding the faces—was already in place in the 2018 Miami workshop.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Folk archivists hunted down Delta legends Son House and Skip James, who were still alive, and rekindled their careers.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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David Morgan, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025
The headquarters is an homage to the work of the Internet Archive’s 200 staff members, which include engineers, librarians and archivists.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 16 Nov. 2025
The core storyline—museum archivist Rebecca Erbelding receiving the album and slowly decoding the faces—was already in place in the 2018 Miami workshop.
—Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 11 Nov. 2025
Folk archivists hunted down Delta legends Son House and Skip James, who were still alive, and rekindled their careers.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/archivist. Accessed 26 Nov. 2025.
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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