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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
Hollywood archivists will appreciate all the new interview footage with an octogenarian Dern, and the endless compilations of film clips provide a foundation for anyone looking into Dern’s filmography for the first time.
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Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Variety will tap its vast archive and collaborate with NBCUniversal archivists to document milestone moments, with an emphasis on NBC’s legacy of innovation and its endurance as a cornerstone of media and entertainment business.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2026
To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The estate has hired archivists and engineers to catalog and digitize the remaining 55 percent of the work in the vault that’s undocumented.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2026
At Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, scholars and archivists have recently opened a major new window into Rosenwald’s legacy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
What archivists found inside changed the story entirely.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
For the past decade, a team of scholars, librarians, and archivists have used bibliographical clues—including inscriptions and bookplates—to piece back together a record of Schomburg’s groundbreaking collection.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the obsessive archivists at BoC Pages, the tapes contain audio for an ad for a Christian bible school magazine that stopped publishing in 1991.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
Variety will tap its vast archive and collaborate with NBCUniversal archivists to document milestone moments, with an emphasis on NBC’s legacy of innovation and its endurance as a cornerstone of media and entertainment business.
—William Earl, Variety, 13 May 2026
To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said.
—Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026
The estate has hired archivists and engineers to catalog and digitize the remaining 55 percent of the work in the vault that’s undocumented.
—Keith Murphy, VIBE.com, 21 Apr. 2026
At Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, scholars and archivists have recently opened a major new window into Rosenwald’s legacy.
—Andrew Silow-Carroll, Sun Sentinel, 20 Apr. 2026
What archivists found inside changed the story entirely.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026
For the past decade, a team of scholars, librarians, and archivists have used bibliographical clues—including inscriptions and bookplates—to piece back together a record of Schomburg’s groundbreaking collection.
—Laura E. Helton, Literary Hub, 20 Apr. 2026
According to the obsessive archivists at BoC Pages, the tapes contain audio for an ad for a Christian bible school magazine that stopped publishing in 1991.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivists
Noun
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Trump was taking questions from reporters in the Oval Office after making an announcement about coal.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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In advance of Kellen's appearance, Comer told reporters that committee members were split on their perceptions of her, given the allegations that Kellen was involved in scheduling some of Epstein's massages.—
James Hill,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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Lincoln's life and death had a lasting impact on the future president, historians Douglas Brinkley and Harold Holzer wrote in an exclusive piece for USA TODAY, tracing how a portrait of Lincoln later became Roosevelt's moral compass.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Military historians often consider the Higgins boat one of the key logistical inventions that enabled large-scale amphibious warfare in the 20th century.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
28 May 2026
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Electronic bugs are installed, secretaries listen in on every phone call and conversation, and rock 'n roll is banned in this cruel culture of absolute secrecy.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
29 May 2026
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That outcome appears unlikely as Newsom sent a letter to cabinet secretaries earlier this month, directing them to prepare for state employees to be in offices four days a week.—
William Melhado,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2026
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County registrars will now validate signatures from both ballot measures and report the results to Secretary of State Shirley Weber, whose office will ultimately rubber-stamp the proposals to appear on voters’ ballots.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last Tuesday, the California Secretary of State reported that proponents, led by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association, had turned in more than enough valid signatures to county registrars, ensuring that voters will be given an opportunity to restore the original intent of Proposition 13.—
Jon Coupal,
Oc Register,
26 Apr. 2026
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