Jeff Roth (archivist) explained

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

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

Notes and References

1. News: Hiltner . Stephen . Cultivating Serendipity: A Visit to the New York Times 'Morgue' . 22 March 2021 . The New York Times . 14 April 2017.
2. News: Bennett . Jessica . Inside the New York Times 'Morgue,’ a Possible New Life for Print. The New York Times . 7 May 2012.
3. Livingstone . Jo . The Art of the New York Times Obituary . 22 March 2021 . The New Republic . 14 April 2017.
4. Web site: New York Times archivist seeks leniency for 'friend and confidant' Ghislaine Maxwell . .
5. Web site: United States of America against Chislaine Maxwell . June 15, 2022 . United States District Court Southern District of New York . August 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616001004/https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.539612/gov.uscourts.nysd.539612.663.0.pdf . June 16, 2022.