Colleen Joy Shogan
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Colleen Joy Shogan is an American political scientist and public servant who became the first woman to lead the U.S. National Archives as Archivist of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colleen Joy Shogan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2782304 — 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: Colleen Joy Shogan Context triple: [Archivist of the United States, officeHeldBy, Colleen Joy Shogan]
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A.
Linda Keene
Linda Keene is the wealthy and sophisticated socialite love interest of Fred Astaire’s character in the 1937 musical film "Shall We Dance."
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B.
Valerie Logue
Valerie Logue is an individual known primarily as the sibling of Antony Logue.
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C.
Sharon Calahan
Sharon Calahan is an American cinematographer and visual artist best known for pioneering the painterly, naturalistic lighting style in early Pixar animated films.
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D.
Lindy Robbins
Lindy Robbins is an American songwriter known for crafting hit pop songs for major artists across the contemporary music industry.
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E.
Sharon Sheeley
Sharon Sheeley was an American songwriter best known for penning early rock and roll hits and for her collaborations with artists like Ricky Nelson and Eddie Cochran.
- 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: Colleen Joy Shogan Target entity description: Colleen Joy Shogan is an American political scientist and public servant who became the first woman to lead the U.S. National Archives as Archivist of the United States.
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A.
Linda Keene
Linda Keene is the wealthy and sophisticated socialite love interest of Fred Astaire’s character in the 1937 musical film "Shall We Dance."
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B.
Valerie Logue
Valerie Logue is an individual known primarily as the sibling of Antony Logue.
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C.
Sharon Calahan
Sharon Calahan is an American cinematographer and visual artist best known for pioneering the painterly, naturalistic lighting style in early Pixar animated films.
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D.
Lindy Robbins
Lindy Robbins is an American songwriter known for crafting hit pop songs for major artists across the contemporary music industry.
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E.
Sharon Sheeley
Sharon Sheeley was an American songwriter best known for penning early rock and roll hits and for her collaborations with artists like Ricky Nelson and Eddie Cochran.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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human ⓘ political scientist ⓘ public servant ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor’s degree
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Ph.D. in political science ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Joe Biden ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Boston College
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Congressional Research Service
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Library of Congress ⓘ National Archives and Records Administration ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ White House Historical Association ⓘ |
| familyName | Shogan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
American politics
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political science ⓘ presidential studies ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Colleen ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Colleen Joy Shogan ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first woman to serve as Archivist of the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
scholarship on the American presidency
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scholarship on women in politics ⓘ |
| occupation |
political scientist
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professor ⓘ public official ⓘ |
| officeContested | Archivist of the United States confirmation by the U.S. Senate ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Archivist of the United States
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Deputy Director of the Congressional Research Service ⓘ Senior Vice President and Director of the David M. Rubenstein Center for White House History ⓘ Vice Chair of the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission ⓘ policy staff member in the United States Senate ⓘ |
| workFocus |
civic education
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public access to government records ⓘ |
| workLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colleen Joy Shogan Description of subject: Colleen Joy Shogan is an American political scientist and public servant who became the first woman to lead the U.S. National Archives as Archivist of the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.