Marion Stokes
American librarian and archivist (1929–2012) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marion Marguerite Stokes (née Butler; November 25, 1929 – December 14, 2012) was an American access television producer, businesswoman, investor, civil rights demonstrator, activist, librarian, and prolific archivist, especially known for her compulsive hoarding[1][2] and archiving of hundreds of thousands of hours of television news footage spanning 35 years, from 1977 until her death in 2012,[2][3] at which time she operated nine properties and three storage units.[1] According to The Los Angeles Review of Books review of the 2019 documentary film Recorder, Stokes's massive project of recording the 24-hour news cycle "makes a compelling case for the significance of guerrilla archiving."[2]
Marion Stokes | |
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Born | Marion Marguerite Butler (1929-11-25)November 25, 1929 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Died | December 14, 2012(2012-12-14) (aged 83) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation(s) | Television producer, archivist |
Spouse | John Stokes Jr. |