Jeff Roth (archivist)

Jeff Roth is the archivist in charge of the New York Times clipping and photo archive, known as "the morgue." After working for a while at an airport, Roth joined the Times archive in 1993; the newspaper slowly reduced the number of its filing staff until he was the only one taking care of the archive.[1] The archive exists in the sub-sub basement of the old International Herald Tribune building.[2] In Obit, Roth described how the Times archive is still used to make obituaries.[3]

Ghislaine Maxwell Connection

Roth is a cousin of British former socialite and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell. As a family member, Roth attended the 2021 trial in which Maxwell was convicted of child sex trafficking. In June 2022, Roth described Maxwell as a "friend and confidant" in a letter filed in Manhattan Federal Court by Maxwell's attorneys.[4][5]

Further reading

• Young, Michelle (25 February 2020). "Photos Inside the "Morgue" of the New York Times". Untapped New York. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
• O'Neill, Claire. "What Lies Beneath The New York Times? A Lively Morgue And Its Lonely Keeper". NPR. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
• Bennett, Jessica (25 February 2020). "Inside the New York Times "Morgue," a Possible New Life for Print". WNYC. Retrieved 22 March 2012.

References

1. Hiltner, Stephen (14 April 2017). "Cultivating Serendipity: A Visit to the New York Times 'Morgue'". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
2. Bennett, Jessica (7 May 2012). "Inside the New York Times 'Morgue,' a Possible New Life for Print". The New York Times.
3. Livingstone, Jo (14 April 2017). "The Art of the New York Times Obituary". The New Republic. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
4. "New York Times archivist seeks leniency for 'friend and confidant' Ghislaine Maxwell". New York Daily News.
5. "United States of America against Chislaine Maxwell" (PDF). United States District Court Southern District of New York. June 15, 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 16, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2022.