9-2-415. Director; duties relative to promotion of history of state and region.
(a) The director shall:
(i) Collect books, maps, charts, documents, manuscripts, other papers and any obtainable documentary material illustrative of the history and development of the state and region;
(ii) Collect, compile and publish data of the events which mark the progress of Wyoming from its earliest day to the present time, through the medium of a state historical periodical, to be published as and when the board directs;
(iii) Procure facts and statements relative to the history and ethnology of the Indian tribes and other inhabitants within the state;
(iv) File and carefully preserve all the historical data collected or obtained and arrange and classify it so it is readily accessible for disseminating historical or biographical information requested by the public;
(v) Accept and receive gifts;
(vi) Promote the founding and development of a state historical society and of county historical societies; and
(vii) Create and maintain local and statewide interest in the history of the state and region.
Structure Wyoming Statutes
Title 9 - Administration of the Government
Chapter 2 - Agencies, Boards, Commissions and Departments Generally
Article 4 - State Archives, Museums and Historical Department
Section 9-2-401 - Definitions.
Section 9-2-404 - Creation of Department; Director; References to Department.
Section 9-2-405 - Classifications of Public Records.
Section 9-2-406 - Director; Management of Public Records.
Section 9-2-407 - Director; Duties Regarding Public Records in His Custody.
Section 9-2-409 - Designation of Records Officer by State Departments or Agencies; Duties.
Section 9-2-412 - Destruction or Disposition of Public Records; Procedure.
Section 9-2-413 - Reproduction of Public Records of Political Subdivisions.
Section 9-2-415 - Director; Duties Relative to Promotion of History of State and Region.
Section 9-2-419 - Marking, Defacing, Removing or Tampering With Certain Materials; Penalty.