as in secretary
a person who has the job of collecting and storing the materials in an archive
consulted with the archivist in conducting her research
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Recent Examples of archivist
Foto Estudio Luisita, a 2018 documentary directed by Hugo Manso and Sol Miraglia (the latter of whom serves as the archivist for the sisters’ work), first brought the Escarrias’ photography to the attention of a larger audience.
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Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
For more than a year, Ricker has worked with government engineers, archivists and National Parks personnel to develop a device that will insulate and preserve dozens of present-day documents from natural elements, like water, oxygen and temperature fluctuations, for the country’s 500th anniversary.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Patience, the British detective series about a young police archivist who tackles crimes, has been sold into more territories.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
More than a dozen people would serve on the commission, including the director of the Maryland Historical Trust, state archivist, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, secretary of General Services and the Prince George’s County executive, or their designees.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
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Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2026
For more than a year, Ricker has worked with government engineers, archivists and National Parks personnel to develop a device that will insulate and preserve dozens of present-day documents from natural elements, like water, oxygen and temperature fluctuations, for the country’s 500th anniversary.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 26 Feb. 2026
Patience, the British detective series about a young police archivist who tackles crimes, has been sold into more territories.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2026
More than a dozen people would serve on the commission, including the director of the Maryland Historical Trust, state archivist, secretary of the Department of Juvenile Services, secretary of General Services and the Prince George’s County executive, or their designees.
—William J. Ford, Baltimore Sun, 21 Feb. 2026
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British authorities arrested Mandelson earlier this year for allegedly passing sensitive government information to Epstein while serving as business secretary.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
8 Apr. 2026
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Nicole Sganga For the new secretary, the test will be whether the symbolic gestures and promises made in rooms like this translate into faster help before hurricane season begins.—
Nicole Sganga,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press reporters Holly Ramer, Isabella Volmert and Marc Levy contributed to this report.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Speaking to reporters Tuesday, Robert Macedonio, an attorney for Ellerup and daughter Victoria Heuermann, stressed his clients were not involved in Rex Heuermann’s alleged crimes.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
8 Apr. 2026
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Smooth Nzewi is an artist and art historian and the Steven and Lisa Tananbaum Curator in the Painting and Sculpture Department at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.—
Smooth Nzewi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Collected across multiple excavation projects, the items are offering historians an unprecedented look at life in the province of Gelderland–named after the legendary death rattle of a dragon–during Roman occupation.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
2 Apr. 2026
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County records show the registrar of voters initially logged in the receipt of 611,000 mail ballots, according to Bianco, citing the group's audit.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Historically, observers were also charged with registering voters at polling stations and local registrars’ offices with the specific goal of assisting disenfranchised minorities.—
Allison Mashell Mitchell,
The Conversation,
1 Apr. 2026
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Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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All the narrator would have had to do is turn on his recorder for three seconds, and Thomas’s voice would be eternally reproducible.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Archivist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivist. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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