Section 16-49-50 – Short Title.

Section 16-49-50 Short title. This article shall be cited as the “State Black Archives, Research Center and Museum.” (Acts 1985, 2nd Ex. Sess, No. 85-944, p. 283, §1.)

Section 16-49-51 – Definitions.

Section 16-49-51 Definitions. For the purposes of this article the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) REPOSITORY. A place or depository on the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University campus. (2) SOURCE MATERIALS. Any written or printed matter, memorabilia and artifacts. (3) AFRO-AMERICAN. Any American person of […]

Section 16-49-52 – Purpose.

Section 16-49-52 Purpose. The general purposes of this article are to provide for the obtaining, preserving and holding for circulation in a repository at the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University source materials on Afro-American history and culture which shall be used for research and other educational and cultural purposes, and which shall thereby encourage the […]

Section 16-49-53 – Appointment of Curator; Authority and Duties.

Section 16-49-53 Appointment of curator; authority and duties. The president of the university shall appoint a curator of the repository who shall be a recognized authority on Afro-American history and culture. The curator shall be empowered to seek out and secure source materials on or about Afro-Americans, to catalog and preserve such materials in keeping […]

Section 16-49-54 – Duties and Services of Repository.

Section 16-49-54 Duties and services of repository. The repository shall serve the state by collecting and preserving source materials on the contributions, achievements and general experiences of Afro-Americans, and shall endeavor to reproduce and secure copies of all materials on or about black Americans from the earliest beginnings to the present. It shall provide bibliographic […]

Section 16-49-55 – University Has Authority to Accept Funds, Grants, Services, Etc.

Section 16-49-55 University has authority to accept funds, grants, services, etc. For the purposes of this article the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University has the authority to accept and receive funds, grants and service from the federal government or its agencies; from departments, agencies and instrumentalities of state, municipal or local government; or from private […]