John H. Daniels Fellowship at the National Sporting Library in Middleburg,
Virginia Deadline February 1, 2010
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 (particularly upland bird 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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