44 U.S.C. § 2111 : US Code - Section 2111: Material accepted for deposit

Search 44 U.S.C. § 2111 : US Code - Section 2111: Material accepted for deposit

When the Archivist considers it to be in the public interest he
may accept for deposit -
(1) the papers and other historical materials of a President or
former President of the United States, or other official or
former official of the Government, and other papers relating to
and contemporary with a President or former President of the
United States, subject to restrictions agreeable to the Archivist
as to their use; and
(2) documents, including motion-picture films, still pictures,
and sound recordings, from private sources that are appropriate
for preservation by the Government as evidence of its
organization, functions, policies, decisions, procedures, and
transactions.
This section shall not apply in the case of any Presidential
records which are subject to the provisions of chapter 22 of this
title.