There shall be for the State of Mississippi a department of archives and history located in the state capitol in apartments set aside for its use by the governor. The objects and purposes of the department are the care and custody of official archives, the collecting of materials bearing upon the history of the state and of the territory included therein, from the earliest times, the editing of official records and other historical material, the diffusion of knowledge in reference to the history and resources of this state, the preparation and publication of annual reports, the encouragement of historical work and research and the performance of such other acts and requirements as may be enjoined by law.
Structure Mississippi Code
Title 39 - Libraries, Arts, Archives and History
Chapter 5 - Archives and History
§ 39-5-1. Department of archives and history created; objects and purposes
§ 39-5-3. Department board of trustees generally
§ 39-5-5. General powers and duties of board of trustees
§ 39-5-7. Director of department
§ 39-5-9. Local Government Records Office
§ 39-5-11. Surrender of official books, records, etc., to department
§ 39-5-13. Surrender of historical portraits to department
§ 39-5-15. Official and statistical register
§ 39-5-17. Acquisition of historic or prehistoric ruins, etc.
§ 39-5-19. Restoration and maintenance of abandoned cemeteries
§ 39-5-27. Archives Trust Fund
§ 39-5-31. William F. Winter Archives and History Building
§ 39-5-33. Authorization to extinguish, abandon and nullify certain conservation easements