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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 archivists
For many filmmakers, publishers, programmers, and archivists, Public Domain Day is one of the most consequential dates on the creative calendar.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists.
—Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
For the last 50 years, archivists have been cataloguing and preserving the naturalist’s lifetime of surviving correspondences, resulting in 30 volumes of edited material.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 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
Folk archivists hunted down Delta legends Son House and Skip James, who were still alive, and rekindled their careers.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Their story lines are connected by the Talamasca, a secret society that keeps tabs on the world’s vampires, witches, ghosts, and demons, like archivists and librarians trained in combat and engaged in spycraft.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition to her work at Iron Mountain, Kalas also heads the Academy Digital Preservation Forum, a platform where archivists, filmmakers, and technologists come together to swap ideas, share best practices, and tackle the challenges of keeping both digital and analog cinema safe for the future.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Attendees can learn how to maintain family collections from professional collectors and amateur archivists, and view rarely seen objects from the Natural History Museum.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2025
Rats and other rodents and pests can make great archivists.
—Alexandria Mitchem Hansen, The Conversation, 19 Dec. 2025
For the last 50 years, archivists have been cataloguing and preserving the naturalist’s lifetime of surviving correspondences, resulting in 30 volumes of edited material.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 27 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
Folk archivists hunted down Delta legends Son House and Skip James, who were still alive, and rekindled their careers.
—USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Their story lines are connected by the Talamasca, a secret society that keeps tabs on the world’s vampires, witches, ghosts, and demons, like archivists and librarians trained in combat and engaged in spycraft.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
In addition to her work at Iron Mountain, Kalas also heads the Academy Digital Preservation Forum, a platform where archivists, filmmakers, and technologists come together to swap ideas, share best practices, and tackle the challenges of keeping both digital and analog cinema safe for the future.
—Lise Pedersen, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
Attendees can learn how to maintain family collections from professional collectors and amateur archivists, and view rarely seen objects from the Natural History Museum.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivists
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News of Short’s death spread quickly, and before authorities could cordon off the crime scene, reporters swarmed the area.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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O’Hara told reporters Minneapolis police had secured the scene and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) are processing evidence.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
15 Jan. 2026
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The buildings were abandoned as the public school system grew more welcoming of Black students, and many of the sites have been lost, historians say.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Jan. 2026
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Investors, economists and historians all regard an independent central bank as key to stable financial markets, as policymakers can set monetary policy without regard to political interests.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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The secretaries expressed concern that USCIS has failed to release data on the tool's accuracy for identifying noncitizens.—
Jude Joffe-Block,
NPR,
10 Dec. 2025
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The real test for Treasury secretaries comes in extremis.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Dec. 2025
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Advertisement For the next several years, activists knocked on the doors of sharecroppers and drove folks to county registrars’ offices, often facing denials or delays, arrests, and violence.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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Traditional registrars also face disintermediation threats and may resist integration efforts that could reduce their control over lucrative renewal fees.—
Sean Lee,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Archivists.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/archivists. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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