The powers, functions and duties of the Director of the Department of Archives and History shall be as follows:
(1) To control and direct the work and operations of the Department of Archives and History;
(2) To administer the state official archives;
(3) To prepare the Alabama official and statistical register;
(4) To diffuse knowledge in reference to the history and resources of the state;
(5) To administer all military records for historical purposes;
(6) To administer the state's historical library and to collect and administer historical portraits and museums;
(7) To collect, organize and preserve noncurrent county records for historical purposes;
(8) To edit the Alabama Historical Quarterly and other historical publications;
(9) To distribute state official reports;
(10) To designate and describe historic spots in Alabama for monumental purposes;
(11) To have custody and supervision, under the direction of the Director of Finance, of the Alabama Memorial Building; and
(12) To perform any and all other powers, functions and duties as may now or hereafter be placed upon the Director of the Department of Archives and History.