Society for History in the Federal Government

The Society for History in the Federal Government (SHFG) is a private non-profit organization established in 1979 to promote an understanding of the history of the federal government in the United States and to represent historians serving in the agencies of the U.S. Federal Government.

The SHFG was founded in 1979.[1] Its members are historians, archivists, curators, librarians, editors, and preservationists.[1] Most members are U.S. federal employees.[2] Jack M. Holl [Wikidata] served as president of the SHFG from 1979 to 1980.[3]

The Society has annual meetings, awards prizes, and has publications.[1]

## References

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### Citations

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1. ^ a b c Ritchie 2011, p. 3.
2. ^ Fox 2004, p. 433.
3. ^ Holl 1999, p. 43.

### Bibliography

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* Fox, John (January 2004). "The Society for History in the Federal Government". Journal of Government Information. 30 (4): 433–435\. doi:10.1016/j.jgi.2004.09.004.433-435&rft.date=2004-01&rft_id=info:doi/10.1016/j.jgi.2004.09.004&rft.aulast=Fox&rft.aufirst=John&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Society+for+History+in+the+Federal+Government" class="Z3988">
* Holl, Jack M. (1999). "Getting on Track: Coupling the Society for History in the Federal Government to the Public History Train". The Public Historian. 21 (3): 43–55\. doi:10.2307/3378959. ISSN 0272-3433. JSTOR 3378959.43-55&rft.date=1999&rft.issn=0272-3433&rft_id=https://www.jstor.org/stable/3378959#id-name=JSTOR&rft_id=info:doi/10.2307/3378959&rft.aulast=Holl&rft.aufirst=Jack+M.&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Society+for+History+in+the+Federal+Government" class="Z3988">
* Ritchie, Donald A. (2011-04-01), Kirkendall, Richard S. (ed.), "Historians in the Federal Government", The Organization of American Historians and the Writing and Teaching of American History, Oxford University Press, pp. 306–315, doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199790562.003.0033, ISBN 978-0-19-979056-2, retrieved 2022-05-06306-315&rft.date=2011-04-01&rft_id=info:doi/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199790562.003.0033&rft.isbn=978-0-19-979056-2&rft.aulast=Ritchie&rft.aufirst=Donald+A.&rft_id=https://oxford.universitypressscholarship.com/view/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199790562.001.0001/acprof-9780199790562-chapter-33&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Society+for+History+in+the+Federal+Government" class="Z3988">

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