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, 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 fellowshipnsl.org.