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National Sporting Library & Museum

Date: 1/27/2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Erin Livengood Tel: 540-687-6542 x25 Email: elivengood@nsl.org Web: www.nsl.org Mail: P. O. Box 1335 Middleburg, VA 20118

NSLM Announces 2015 John H. Daniels Fellows MIDDLEBURG, VA – The National Sporting Library & Museum is pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of the John H. Daniels Fellowship. Since 2007, the NSLM has hosted the fellowship program in honor of the legacy of sportsman and book collector John H. Daniels (1921-2006). Past fellowship recipients include post-graduate students, authors, curators, museum professionals, professors, and scholars researching a variety of subjects related to field sports. 2015 recipients and their topics include the following: Collin McKinney, From Warrior to Gentleman: Masculinity and Sport in the Nineteenth Century; Kathleen Crandell, A Historical Perspective on the Causes, Incidence, Management and Treatment of Laminitis in Horses; Lucas Rubin, Trotting in Brooklyn, ca. 1800 to 1868; Dorothy Ours The Llangollen Sketchbook; Peter McNeil, ‘Taking the Dust’: Macaroni Men and English Equine Fashions c 1760-1790; Louise Curth, The Pocket Farrier: Veterinary Texts in Late Eighteenth and Early Nineteenth Century America; Maryanna Skowronski, View: A Pictorial History of the Elkridge-Harford Hunt; and Matthew ‘Duke’ Biscotti, A Bibliography of Foxhunting. The diversity of fellows’ projects reflects the wide variety of material within the NSLM collections. Topics in the collections include history, art, literature, anthropology, and sport, with research projects ranging from the architecture of stables, history of horsemanship, equestrian fashion, and poetry, to falconry, veterinary science, environmental conservation and fly fishing. The next deadline for applications will be June 2015. Interested applicants may visit www.nsl.org or contact Erin Livengood at elivengood@nsl.org or 540-687-6542 ext 25 for more information. The National Sporting Library & Museum is dedicated to preserving, promoting and sharing the literature, art and culture of equestrian, angling and field sports. Founded in 1954, NSLM holds thousands of books on sporting topics including hunting, angling, equestrianism and

horseracing, among others. The Library collection dates from the 16th-21st centuries. The Museum houses exhibits of American and European animal and sporting fine art. Information is shared through exhibitions, lectures, seminars, publications and special events. The NSLM is open to researchers and the general public. Admission: Adults $10, Seniors (65 and older) $8, Youth (13–18) $8, Youth (12 & under) Free. Library admission is always free to the public. Museum admission is free on Wednesdays and the final Sunday of each month. Museum admission is always free to NSLM Members. Hours: Wednesday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday 1 p.m. to 5 p.m

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