Clay Rembert Posted June 26, 2020 at 09:26 PM Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 at 09:26 PM Hi, Just a general question; how often have you seen the term "Documentarian" being used by assemblies instead of "Secretary"? Thanks! Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Honemann Posted June 26, 2020 at 09:29 PM Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 at 09:29 PM Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted June 26, 2020 at 09:44 PM Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 at 09:44 PM Neither have I. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Brown Posted June 27, 2020 at 03:49 AM Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 at 03:49 AM Same answer as the two previous ones. Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 27, 2020 at 07:18 AM Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 at 07:18 AM Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Martin Posted June 27, 2020 at 03:08 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 at 03:08 PM 17 hours ago, ClayRembert said: Just a general question; how often have you seen the term "Documentarian" being used by assemblies instead of "Secretary"? Thanks! I concur with my colleagues that I have never seen this term used in place of "Secretary." In addition, this term does not seem to be an accurate description of the position. The primary definition of this term appears to be a person who makes documentary films, which is not generally part of the job description of the Secretary. It appears that there is a less common definition of "an expert analyst of historical documents." While this is perhaps a bit closer, this is still not really what the Secretary does. I generally do not see much variation in this title. Organizations do seem to come up with all kinds of creative terms for the President/Chairperson, but "Secretary" seems to be used fairly consistently for the officer charged with maintaining the records of the organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weldon Merritt Posted June 27, 2020 at 10:11 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 at 10:11 PM 7 hours ago, Josh Martin said: I generally do not see much variation in this title. Organizations do seem to come up with all kinds of creative terms for the President/Chairperson, but "Secretary" seems to be used fairly consistently for the officer charged with maintaining the records of the organization. I once belonged to a law fraternity that used the term "scribe." But I agree that most organizations, regardless of how creative they are with the titles for other positions, tend to stick with "secretary." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Novosielski Posted June 27, 2020 at 11:40 PM Report Share Posted June 27, 2020 at 11:40 PM (edited) As far as I can remember the only titles I've heard used for the recording officer are secretary, scribe, or clerk. In courts, there is often a stenographer, but that's not a deliberative assembly, and the job is quite different. Added: When they make a mistake it's sometimes referred to as a "scrivener's error" but I have not heard one actually called a scrivener. Edited June 27, 2020 at 11:44 PM by Gary Novosielski Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Rembert Posted July 2, 2020 at 08:36 PM Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2020 at 08:36 PM Wow, mega thanks for the replies, it looks like I wasn't being too picky after all! Clay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhmjh Posted July 7, 2020 at 04:21 AM Report Share Posted July 7, 2020 at 04:21 AM On 6/27/2020 at 6:11 PM, Weldon Merritt said: I once belonged to a law fraternity that used the term "scribe." But I agree that most organizations, regardless of how creative they are with the titles for other positions, tend to stick with "secretary." It is also common for high school latin clubs to have a scribe rather than a secretary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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