The National Sporting Library is seeking applicants for the John H. Daniels
Fellowship for 2009. The Library is a center for research in horse and field
sports located just 42 miles west of Washington, D.C. Its book, art,
manuscript, periodical and archival collections cover equestrian sports,
angling, shooting, and other field sports from the 16th century to the
present. The Library also has a permanent collection of primarily British
and American sporting art, and plans to open the Museum of Sporting Art at
Vine Hill in 2010. The Fellowship will provide financial assistance and
housing to recipients. Researchers are asked to submit an application,
proposing a research project to be conducted at the Library. Researchers
must demonstrate in their proposals what collections and books they will
consult. Application instructions and a brochure can be found on the
Library's website, www.nsl.org/fellowship.html, or by contacting Elizabeth
Tobey, Director of Communications and Research, at [log in to unmask] or
540-687-6542 x 11.The application deadline is February 1, 2009. Successful
applicants will be notified by the end of March.
Elizabeth Tobey, Director of Communications & Research
National Sporting Library
P.O. Box 1335 (102 The Plains Rd.)
Middleburg, VA 20118-1335
540-687-6542 x 11
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http://www.nsl.org/
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