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top Track & Field and Amateur sports library in the world - amazing
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other interesting resources - I have gone there and looked through the
LA Times Sports Pages they have that go all the way back to 1931!! - interesting
to see the coverage track and field had in the 1930's and 1940's before
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Ken Doherty Memorial
Fellowship 2003
National Track & Field Research Collection, Amateur Athletic Foundation
of Los Angeles
The National Track & Field Research Collection is this country's most
extensive, publicly accessible
collection devoted to all aspects of track and field: historical, current,
competitive, biographical,
organizational, coaching, training; in books, journals, programs, archives,
and films. It is housed at the
Amateur Athletic Foundation Sports Library in Los Angeles.
The Ken Doherty Memorial Fellowship is meant to provide researchers with
the time and resources to
pursue the serious study of track and field, and to honor the man after
whom it is named. The fellowship
was established to encourage and promote research and publication in the
general area of track and field, with emphasis on and preference given
to projects that address philosophical, social and historical, or psychological
issues.
The fellowship is named for the late Dr. J. Kenneth Doherty - decathlon
champion, coach, meet director and writer. Ken Doherty was a major contributor
to this collection. Throughout his professional life, Dr. Doherty communicated
his concerns about the role of track and field in our educational system,
questions about the spirit of competition, and other individual, sociological,
and psychological aspects of the sport,.
Ken Doherty Fellows
1991: Frank Zarnowski, A socio-biographical study of certain decathletes
1992: Louise Mead Tricard, The history of American women's track &
field
1993: James O. Dunaway, The USA-USSR dual track meets, 1958-1985: a history
1994: Don Potts, A hundred centuries (famous 100 m and y races)
1995: Hal Higdon, The top ten Olympic distance champions and how they
trained
1996: John Manners, Kenya's "Running Tribe," the Kalenjin
1997: Jeff Hollobaugh, A comprehensive history of the NCAA Indoor
Championships
1998: Alan Katchen, "The Hebrew Runner": Abel Kiviat and his
world
1999: Steven Padilla, Mental training for the competitive distance runner.
2000: Joan Nesbit, Distant Heroes: An Athlete's Search for a Graceful
Exit
THE AWARD
The award is intended to defray the fellow's travel costs to and from
Los Angeles to use the National Track & Field Research Collection,
plus meals, lodging and transportation costs in Los Angeles. These costs
shall be determined prior to the fellow's visit to the National Track
& Field Research Collection solely by USA Track & Field, and shall
not exceed $3,000 (US).
The fellow will be provided workspace at the Amateur Athletic Foundation
Sports Library; reference
assistance; full use of the National Track & Field Research Collection
and related library collections; plus computer, Internet, commercial database
and photocopier access.
Fellows are expected to publish their research and submit a copy to the
National Track and Field Collection, and may be asked to give a public
presentation.
APPLICATIONS FOR 2003
Mail or e-mail research proposal of three pages or less, emphasis on subject
rather than method, and curriculum vitae to: Wayne Wilson; Vice President,
Research; Amateur Athletic Foundation; 2141 W. Adams Blvd.; Los Angeles,
CA 90018. Tel. (323) 730-4640. Fax: (323) 730-0546.
Email:
[email protected].
The Fellowship Selection Committee of the National & Field Library
Advisory Board will select the fellowship recipient.
Application deadline. Firm: Postmarked or e-mailed by March 15, 2003.
Award announcement by May 1, 2003.
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