STATE FOLKLORIST; DUTIES; ANNUAL REPORT; CONTRIBUTORS' RIGHTS.

138.86 STATE FOLKLORIST; DUTIES; ANNUAL REPORT; CONTRIBUTORS' RIGHTS. § Subdivision 1.Duties. It shall be the duty of the state folklorist to: (1) sponsor, engage in, and direct fundamental research into the folklife of this state and to encourage and coordinate folklife research and investigation undertaken within the state; (2) cooperate with other agencies of the state which may have authority to determine the location of folklife materials; (3) protect to the extent possible and encourage the preservation of folklife items located on privately owned property or otherwise in the private possession of individuals; (4) obtain for the state objects of folklife significance and data relating to the objects; (5) cooperate with the University of Minnesota and other institutions and organizations to preserve and collect Minnesota folklife, together with the data relating to the folklife; and (6) disseminate folklife information through the publication of reports of folklife research conducted within the state. § Subd. 2.Report. The state folklorist shall submit to the director of the Minnesota Historical Society an annual report concerning the operation of the center, including a detailed statement of all private and public funds received and expended by the center and such recommendations as the center deems appropriate. § Subd. 3.Contributors' rights. The state folklorist shall avoid any actions which infringe on the personal rights of individuals contributing to the center. History: 1976 c 117 s 6