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/