§ 2910. — Preservation of Freedmen's Bureau records.
[Laws in effect as of January 24, 2002]
[Document not affected by Public Laws enacted between
January 24, 2002 and December 19, 2002]
[CITE: 44USC2910]
TITLE 44--PUBLIC PRINTING AND DOCUMENTS
CHAPTER 29--RECORDS MANAGEMENT BY THE ARCHIVIST OF THE UNITED STATES AND
BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES
Sec. 2910. Preservation of Freedmen's Bureau records
The Archivist shall preserve the records of the Bureau of Refugees,
Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, commonly referred to as the ``Freedmen's
Bureau'', by using--
(1) microfilm technology for preservation of the documents
comprising these records so that they can be maintained for future
generations; and
(2) the results of the pilot project with the University of
Florida to create future partnerships with Howard University and
other institutions for the purposes of indexing these records and
making them more easily accessible to the public, including
historians, genealogists, and students, and for any other purposes
determined by the Archivist.
(Added Pub. L. 106-444, Sec. 2(a), Nov. 6, 2000, 114 Stat. 1929.)
Prior Provisions
A prior section 2910, Pub. L. 90-620, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1297,
provided for final authority of Administrator in records practices,
prior to repeal by Pub. L. 94-575, Sec. 2(a)(4), Oct. 21, 1976, 90 Stat.
2726.
