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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That is how Ethel Walker wanted it, according to school archivist and teacher Kim Harris-Thacker, who is a font of knowledge about the school, its history and the interesting stories that star more than a century of students, teachers, and others.
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
There’s a dentist, a first-year medical student, a recent medical school grad, a Theranos whistleblower, biotech and pharma executives, a medical archivist, a nutrition science researcher, a biomedical scientist, so many physicians, and other experts.
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For many filmmakers, publishers, programmers, and archivists, Public Domain Day is one of the most consequential dates on the creative calendar.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists.
—Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2026
There’s a dentist, a first-year medical student, a recent medical school grad, a Theranos whistleblower, biotech and pharma executives, a medical archivist, a nutrition science researcher, a biomedical scientist, so many physicians, and other experts.
—Torie Bosch, STAT, 31 Dec. 2025
For many filmmakers, publishers, programmers, and archivists, Public Domain Day is one of the most consequential dates on the creative calendar.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists.
—Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
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archivist
noun
ar·chi·vist
ˈär-kə-vəst
-ˌkī-
: a person in charge of archives
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