Please share and/or post the following fellowship
opportunity:
John H. Daniels Fellowship at the
National Sporting Library in Middleburg,
Virginia
http://www.nsl.org/fellowship.html
Deadline: September 30, 2007
The National Sporting Library, a research institution specializing in
horse and field sports, invites applications for research fellowships from
university faculty in the humanities and social sciences, museum and library professionals,
journalists, and independent scholars. Located 42 miles west of Washington, D.C.,
the Library holds an extensive collection of over 16,000 books, periodicals,
manuscripts, and sporting art. The collection covers many aspects of
equestrian and outdoor sports, including foxhunting, horse racing, polo,
dressage, eventing, coaching, shooting, and angling. In addition to its
research materials and books, the Library has a permanent art collection
including works by Edward Troye, Herbert Haseltine, J.F. Herring, George
Stubbs, and John Skeaping, and stages temporary exhibitions in its two
galleries. Of particular interest to art historians are archival collections
containing artist papers of such sporting and equestrian painters as Richard
Stone Reeves and Sir Alfred Munnings. The F. Ambrose Rare Book Room contains
over 4,000 rare volumes from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries in
several languages. The fellowship covers approved projects of up to twelve
months in duration, and applicants must demonstrate their need to use specific
works in the collections. A monthly stipend, workspace, and complimentary
housing (for those outside of the immediate area) are provided. For more
information, visit our website or contact Elizabeth Tobey, Fellowship
Coordinator, 540-687-6542 x 25 or [log in to unmask].
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