Statement of Purpose: The Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR) is an association of scholars dedicated to exploring the events and the meaning of United States history between 1776 and 1861. SHEAR’s mission is to foster the study of the early republican period among professional historians, students, and the general public. It upholds the highest intellectual standards of the historical profession and encourages the broad diffusion of historical insights through all appropriate channels, including schools, museums, libraries, electronic media, public programming, archives, and publications.
Officers
President
Paul Erickson
William Clements Library, Univ. of Michigan
E-mail: pjerick@umich.edu
President-elect
Manisha Sinha
Univ. of Connecticut
E-mail: manisha.sinha@uconn.edu
Immediate Past President
Serena Zabin
Carleton Coll.
E-mail: szabin@carleton.edu
Executive Coordinator
Martha Howard
Omohundro Institute
E-mail: mxhowa@wm.edu
Treasurer
Gene Allen Smith
Texas Christian Univ.
E-mail: g.smith@tcu.edu
Editor, Journal of the Early Republic
Ronald Angelo Johnson
Baylor Univ.
E-mail: ronald_a_johnson@baylor.edu
Editor, Journal of the Early Republic
Johann N. Neem
Western Washington Univ.
E-mail: johann.neem@wwu.edu
Updated 6/6/24