Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 16 - History, Humanities and Arts
Part 3 - Historic Preservation Division
Chapter 4 - Policy and Standards for Curated Federal Archaeological Collections
Rule 16-3-4.2 - Standards for Records
Current through September 24, 2024
A. All records and notes must be accompanied by a catalog. The catalog must include but is not limited to:
All field notes, forms, drawings, catalogues, inventories will be printed or copied onto acid-free paper. All paper records will be placed in acid-free archival folders that are permanently labeled with the pertinent information listed previously.
B. Records with a significant amount of dirt or soil smears will be copied before being submitted for curation. All soiled originals will be curated with the artifacts.
C. A copy of all records must be submitted on acid-free paper. These will be stored separately from the originals as per 36 CFR Part 79.9, 6ii.
D. All computer generated media must be accompanied by a paper copy of the data contained on the cd and a description of the programs used to create the data. If any information was derived by custom computer programming, a description of the file structures must also be included.
E. Records will be re-boxed into standard MDAH record boxes at a cost of $50.00 per linear foot.
Miss. Code §§ 25-59-1, 39-7-1 (1972, as amended).
