John H. Daniels Fellowship at the National Sporting Library in Middleburg,
Virginia
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. Research disciplines
include history, art history, literature, American studies, and area
studies. Past projects include hunting imagery in 18th-century French
portraiture, women in horse sports, and Early Modern horsemanship manuals.
Located 42 miles west of Washington, D.C., the Library holds an extensive
collection of over 17,000 books, periodicals, manuscripts, and sporting art.
The collection covers many aspects of equestrian and outdoor sports,
including foxhunting, horse racing, dressage, polo, eventing, coaching,
shooting, fly fishing and angling. The F. Ambrose Rare Book Room contains
over 4,000 rare volumes from the sixteenth through twentieth centuries in
several languages. The Library has a permanent art collection of European
and American sporting art, and will open the National Sporting Art Museum
next door in 2011. The fellowship covers approved projects of 12 months or
less, 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. Applications must
be postmarked by February 1, 2010. For more information, visit our website
at http://www.nsl.org/fellowship.html or contact the Director of
Communications and Research at 540-687-6542 x 11 or [log in to unmask]
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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