The Nebraska State Historical Records Advisory Board (SHRAB)
is a state board, appointed by the governor, under the authority
of federal statutes and regulations governing the National Historical
Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) program of the National
Archives and Records Administration. The director of the Nebraska
State Historical Society and the state archivist are permanent
board members. At least eleven other members are appointed by
the governor for three-year, renewable terms.
The Nebraska SHRAB members represent a variety of constituencies--members
have included a county historical society director, a high school
teacher, history professors, the director of Nebraska's Records
Management Division, and a humanities scholar--and also reflect
a geographical balance with representation from all three of
the state's congressional districts.
The SHRAB provides leadership in encouraging, promoting,
and assisting the advancement of programs to preserve and make
accessible historical records in Nebraska. As the central advisory
body for historical records planning, the board's role is to
investigate and report on the conditions and needs of historical
records in Nebraska; to determine state priorities for historical
records projects based upon NHPRC guidelines and record conditions
and needs; to solicit, foster, and develop proposals for NHPRC
projects to be carried out within the state; and to review grant
proposals submitted by Nebraska institutions and make recommendations
to NHPRC based upon their merit.
