The John H. Daniels Fellowship at the National Sporting Library
The National Sporting Library in Middleburg, Virginia, USA, 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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