archivist
archivist
Definition
ar·chi·vist (är′kə vist, är′kī′vist)
noun
a person having charge of archives
Etymology: ML archivista
archivist
Synonyms
archivist
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- appoint: Accordingly, Dr. James Peters was appointed archivist in July 1998.
- qualify: All inspections are carried out by professionally qualified archivists with experience of working in a record office.
- contact: How to Find Archive Material For access to archive material users should contact the Archivist in advance.
- employ: Almost a quarter of local authorities do not employ an archivist!
- ask: The best approach is to ask the archivist who holds the document from which you copied.
- become: Fifty years later Charles was to become the first theater archivist.
Converse of subject
- lead: The session will be led by an archivist from the Norfolk Record Office.
Adjective modifier
- honorary: For example, one of the only genuine archive jobs I do, I'm an honorary archivist of the Elgar Society.
- qualified: Q. How many qualified Archivists does the Museum employ?
- assistant: The papers were donated by their daughter, Carol Pickering, assistant archivist at the Henry Martyn Center.
- chief: The visitors must be at VIP level, CEO, ministerial, Chief Archivist or deputy level.
- former: He is the former Archivist of the United States, having served in that position from 1995 to 2005.
- professional: The Library for the time being has six professional archivists on its staff, more than at any time in its history.
Noun used with modifier
- county: And I know at least two county archivists who worked under me in Staffordshire.
- principal: The Principal Archivist of the Norfolk Record Office said of the book: " .
- film: Contact us and speak to a film archivist, who will be able to advise on availability and costs.
Possessives
- discretion: Appointments Board Conditions of Access and Use Access conditions: Access category D: only available at the Archivist's discretion.
- note: Archivist's Note Compiled by Helena Smart, Archive Assistant, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Preposition: in
- instance: For more information contact the Duty Archivist in the first instance.
Preposition: for
- detail: Users are advised to consult the College Archivist for specific details.
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