(5 ILCS 160/6) (from Ch. 116, par. 43.9)
    Sec. 6. The Secretary of State shall be the State Archivist and Records Administrator and he shall appoint such assistants, who shall be technically qualified and experienced in the control and management of archival materials and in records management practices and techniques, as are necessary to carry out his duties as State Archivist.
(Source: Laws 1957, p. 1687.)