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September 18, 1999. Funding for the library's new building came from many of the library's members, including a $ 1 million donation from Paul Mellon, who also donated a weather vane to be installed atop the building's cupola.
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Curator of Permanent Collections Nicole Stribling and VMFA's Jack and Mary Ann Frable Curator of Ancient Art Peter Schertz. More than 200 guests
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mask, horseshoe, rifle, and fishing rod was designed to serve as the library's logo. The library grew its collections through donations, and when the collection outgrew the space in the library's building, the
National Sporting Library moved to Vine Hill, built in 1804. During these years, the
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Daniels collection is stored among the library's rare books and is one of several other named collections
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September 9, 2017 at the NSLM and closed January 14, 2018 before traveling to VMFA. The exhibition opened at VMFA on February 17, 2018, and closed on July 8, 2018. The exhibition's catalog was distributed worldwide by
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