Symposium: “Lives of Dogs: Origins & Evolution of Hunting & Sporting Breeds,” Saturday, October 23, 2010, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., National Sporting Library & Museum, Middleburg, Va., $60 registration, $40 students, pre-registration required. Contact Elizabeth Tobey at fellowship@nsl.org or 540-687-6542 x 11 or visit http://www.nsl.org/dogsymposium.html
The National Sporting Library & Museum will host a full-day symposium “Lives of Dogs: Origins & Evolution of Hunting & Sporting Breeds” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, October 23. An international panel of six speakers, moderated by Timothy J. Greenan, M.D., will trace the history of hunting with dogs from prehistory through the present day. The symposium, made possible by the gift of an anonymous donor, is part of the Library’s Public Lecture Series, and coincides with the exhibition “Lives of Dogs, Viewed through Literature, Art, & Ephemera” on view through December 11, 2010.
The symposium features several distinguished speakers, each experts in their fields. Dr. James Serpell, who has written on early domestication of dogs, is a Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Historian Dr. Emma Griffin of the University of East Anglia in England is the author of a history of hunting in England. Benjamin H. Hardaway, III, is a nationally-recognized authority on foxhounds and is the Past President of the Masters of Foxhounds Association of America. Dr. Martin Wallen, a former Daniels research fellow at the NSL, teaches English literature at Oklahoma State University. Dr. Harriet Ritvo, a historian from MIT, has written extensively on animals and dogs in Victorian England. Nelle Wyatt, a veterinary technician and dog breeder from Knoxville, Tenn., has worked extensively with coursing dogs.
