docs: def date_director(**kwargs):
      """Direct which class should be used based on the date qualifier
      or if the date should be converted at all.
      """
      # If the date is a creation date, return the element object.
      if kwargs.get('qualifier') == 'creation':
          return ETD_MSDate(content=kwargs.get('content').strip())
      elif kwargs.get('qualifier') != 'digitized':
          # Return the element object.
          return ETD_MSDate(content=kwargs.get('content').strip())
      else:
          return None