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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
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.
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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
The announcement sparked uproar among local historian and archivists.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Her plans to expand Archive Alive include a vision that widens access to both education and professional opportunities for budding Black archivists.
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Today’s clients aren’t just heiresses and socialites—such as the archetypal ladies who lunched Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt—they’re young tech founders, wealthy aesthetes, and archivists.
—Chloe Russell Kent, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
Its archivists searched for 15 years to locate a perfume bottle dating from 1947 that contained Le Dix.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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
The announcement sparked uproar among local historian and archivists.
—Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
The expansion, funded in part by a private donor, allows for more capacity in the space and includes a new constructive storage room for the archives and a new digital processing room for archivists, according to a news release.
—Lillian Metzmeier, The Courier-Journal, 13 Aug. 2025
Her plans to expand Archive Alive include a vision that widens access to both education and professional opportunities for budding Black archivists.
—Essence, 11 Aug. 2025
Today’s clients aren’t just heiresses and socialites—such as the archetypal ladies who lunched Nan Kempner and Lynn Wyatt—they’re young tech founders, wealthy aesthetes, and archivists.
—Chloe Russell Kent, Air Mail, 9 Aug. 2025
Its archivists searched for 15 years to locate a perfume bottle dating from 1947 that contained Le Dix.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for archivists
Noun
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For years, Wilson has been asked the same questions, either by reporters or friends back in Ontario.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Associated Press reporters Tim Reynolds in Miami, David Lieb in Jefferson City, Missouri, and Alan Suderman in Richmond, Virginia, contributed to this report.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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While historians long theorized that foul play may have played a role in the death of the ruler, more recent DNA analysis suggests that Tutankhamen likely died from a combination of malaria and a bone disorder, per Live Science.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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The apology came after a sustained campaign by historians and activists who argued that the victims were persecuted for being poor, vulnerable, or simply different.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s Staten Island — working class, the world of the secretaries, the world that takes the ferry in to the financial district in New York.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Trump’s Cabinet secretaries at the time resisted wholesale cuts, and few of the plans reached fruition.—
Andy Kroll,
ProPublica,
20 Oct. 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 5 Nov. 2025.
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