A.  The state archivist shall make provisions for the preservation, management, repair, and rehabilitation, duplication and reproduction, description, and exhibition of records or related documentary material transferred to him as may be needful or appropriate, including the preparation and duplication of inventories, indexes, catalogs, and other finding aids or guides facilitating their use.

B.  The state archivist shall make provisions for the display or exhibition of photographic copies of microphotographic copies of records in his or the agency’s custody, in lieu of the original records, if he deems it necessary to protect old, fragile, or damaged records from further damage or loss.

Acts 1956, No. 337, §19; Acts 1985, No. 238, §1, eff. July 6, 1985.