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Middleburg, Virginia 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 the history of the U.S. Remount Association, 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, cavalry and war horses, 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. It is also home to the Civil War horse bronze by Tessa Pullen, given by Paul Mellon as a memorial for the over 65,000 horses and mules who perished on both sides during the Civil War. 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 fellowship@nsl.org. 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 etobey@nsl.org http://www.nsl.org/
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