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/