Filtered by category: Advocacy Clear Filter

SHAFR Opposes NARA Facility Closures

by: Jeffrey Gilbert
Category: Advocacy
Aug
19
Advocacy News

Sustaining NARA Facilities

SHAFR endorsed the Organization of American Historians' (OAH) letter to the acting archivist of the United States to reconsider the National Archives and Records Administration's decision to close its regional archival facilities in Chicago and San Bruno. To learn more about the OAH's requests, the value of these regional archives and their irreplaceable collections, and the impact of these closures on the public, please read the OAH's letter of concern.

SHAFR Opposes Defense Department's June 25 Proposal

by: Jeffrey Gilbert
Category: Advocacy
Aug
04
Advocacy Statement

Protecting Access to Unclassified Records

SHAFR is a signatory to a letter sent to the Department of Defense strongly opposing its proposal to exempt controlled unclassified information (CUI) from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

SHAFR Calls for the Preservation of S&I Records

by: Jeffrey Gilbert
Category: Advocacy
Jul
21
Advocacy Statement

Preserving Congressional Records

SHAFR signed a letter calling on the U.S. House Appropriators to preserve, archive, and as appropriate make available reports by the Surveys & Investigations staff of the House Appropriations Committee.

Action Requested: Proper Stewardship & Preservation

Read More

SHAFR endorsed the Presidential Library Anti-Corruption Act of 2025 i

by: George Fujii
Category: Advocacy
Jul
23
SHAFR endorsed the Presidential Library Anti-Corruption Act of 2025 introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Jared Moscowitz, Rep. Jamie Raskin, and Rep. Melanie Stansbury. The text of the bill and a one-page synopsis is available at:

https://www.warren.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/warren-moskowitz-blumenthal-raskin-stansbury-introduce-new-bill-to-rein-in-potential-corruption-through-presidential-library-donations#:~:text=%E2%80%9CSenator%20Warren's%20Presidential%20Library%20Anti,donations%20from%20foreign%20nationals%2C%20lobbyists%2C