James B. Rhoads
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James B. Rhoads was an American archivist and historian who served as the fifth Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives during the late 1960s and 1970s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James B. Rhoads canonical | 1 |
| James Berton Rhoads | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2782298 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Rhoads Context triple: [Archivist of the United States, officeHeldBy, James B. Rhoads]
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A.
William F. Raynolds
William F. Raynolds was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for his surveying and exploratory expeditions in North America and beyond.
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B.
William D. Stephens
William D. Stephens was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
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C.
William B. Allison
William B. Allison was a long-serving 19th-century American Republican politician from Iowa who became a powerful U.S. senator and influential figure in national fiscal and legislative policy.
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D.
William H. Stokes
William H. Stokes is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey.
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E.
James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman was an American politician who served as the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 until his death in 1912.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James B. Rhoads Target entity description: James B. Rhoads was an American archivist and historian who served as the fifth Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives during the late 1960s and 1970s.
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A.
William F. Raynolds
William F. Raynolds was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for his surveying and exploratory expeditions in North America and beyond.
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B.
William D. Stephens
William D. Stephens was an American Republican politician who served as the 24th governor of California from 1917 to 1923.
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C.
William B. Allison
William B. Allison was a long-serving 19th-century American Republican politician from Iowa who became a powerful U.S. senator and influential figure in national fiscal and legislative policy.
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D.
William H. Stokes
William H. Stokes is an American Episcopal bishop who serves as the ecclesiastical leader of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey.
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E.
James S. Sherman
James S. Sherman was an American politician who served as the 27th vice president of the United States under President William Howard Taft from 1909 until his death in 1912.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
ⓘ
archivist ⓘ historian ⓘ |
| affiliation |
National Archives and Records Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
National Archives
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ |
| familyName | Rhoads ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
archival science
ⓘ
history ⓘ |
| fullName |
James B. Rhoads
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Berton Rhoads
|
| genre | archival administration ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Archivist of the United States ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| middleName | Berton ⓘ |
| notableFor | serving as the fifth Archivist of the United States ⓘ |
| notableRole |
oversaw the National Archives during the 1970s
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oversaw the National Archives during the late 1960s ⓘ |
| notableWork | administration of the National Archives of the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
archivist
ⓘ
historian ⓘ |
| ordinalInOffice | 5 ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Archivist of the United States ⓘ |
| residence |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: James B. Rhoads Description of subject: James B. Rhoads was an American archivist and historian who served as the fifth Archivist of the United States, overseeing the National Archives during the late 1960s and 1970s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
James Berton Rhoads