CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS
Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia
For its next expansion, The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia seeks volunteer authors to contribute essays related to the built and natural environment and regional events and traditions. We also seek volunteer authors to write about counties in the region, and some topics also remain available to continue expansion of the themes of City of Neighborhoods, the Cradle of Liberty, and the Workshop of the World.
Prospective authors must have expertise in their chosen subjects demonstrated by previous publications and/or advanced training in historical research. Submissions will be peer-reviewed and published online at https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org, and accepted essays will be eligible for inclusion in a prospective print volume with the University of Pennsylvania Press. For further information, please see writer’s guidelines posted at https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/about/guidelines-for-writers/. Authors will be invited to select deadlines for submission ranging from May 1 to July 31, 2013.
Please email brief expressions of interest, including a statement of your qualifications, to Charlene Mires, cmires@camden.rutgers.edu. Do not send attachments. Graduate students, please provide the name and email address of an academic reference.
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In the list below:
XX = Topic has been assigned
(I) = Author has been invited, but a commitment has not been made; additional expressions of interest are welcome.
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Counties (2,500-3,000 words each): These essays will trace the historical development of each county, with attention to regional connections and interactions.
Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Burlington County, New Jersey
Camden County, New Jersey
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Salem County, New Jersey
New Castle County, Delaware
Built and Natural Environment
Apartment buildings and complexes – 750 words
XX Arboretums – 750 words
Arsenals – 750 words
XX Automats – 750 words
Avenue of the Arts – 500 words
Billboards – 500 words
Birds – 2000 words
XX Boathouse Row – 500 words
XX Broad Street – 1000 words
Caves – 500 words
Cemeteries – 1500 words
Condominiums – 500 words
Convention Centers – 1000 words
Country Clubs – 1000 words
Court Houses – 1500 words
XX Delaware Avenue (Columbus Boulevard) – 750 words
Diners – 1000 words
(I) Dock Creek – 500 words
Fires – 1500 words
Firefighting – 1000 words
Fish and Fishing – 1500 words
Forts – 750 words
XX Gardens (public) – 1000 words
Garbage Barge (the Khian Sea) – 750 words
Gas Stations – 750 words
XX Germantown Avenue – 750 words
Historic Districts – 1500 words
Historic Preservation – 2000 words
(I) Hog Island – 250 words
Hotels and Motels – 1000 words
Ice – 750 words
XX Immigration Stations – 500 words
Jeweler’s Row – 500 words
Lancaster Avenue/Pike – 750 words
Landfills – 1500 words
Liberty Place – 500 words
Log Cabins – 500 words
Mansions – 1500 words
Market Street – 1000 words
Military Bases – 1000 words
XX National Parks – 750 words
Office Buildings – 1000 words
Penn Center – 1000 words
Piers – 1000 words
XX Pine Barrens – 750 words
Plantations – 750 words
Power Plants – 1000 words
XX Public Baths – 500 words
Recycling – 1000 words
Rodents – 750 words
XX Rowhouses – 1500 words
XX Skid Row – 750 words
XX Society Hill – 750 words
Steam (Steam Loop) – 750 words
XX Trails – 750 words
Trash Disposal – 1500 words
Trash-to-Steam – 750 words
XX Trees – 2000 words
Trinities – 750 words
Twins (Houses) – 750 words
Warehouses – 1000 words
Wastewater Treatment – 1000 words
Zoos – 1000 words
Events
Columbia Avenue Riot – 750 words
Dad Vail Regatta – 750 words
Dewey’s Lunch Counter Protest – 500 words
XX Fort Wilson Riot – 500 words
XX March of the Mill Children – 500 words
Meschianza – 500 words
Political Conventions – 1500 words
XX Pontiac’s War (experience and impact on region) – 500 words
XX Seven Years’ War (experience and impact on region) – 750 words
Vietnam War (experience and impact on region) – 1000 words
War of 1812 (experience and impact on region) – 750 words
Traditions and Icons
Christmas Traditions – 1000 words
Columbus Day Traditions – 750 words
Civic Flag of Philadelphia – 500 words
Hanukkah Traditions – 1000 words
Hoagies – 750 words
July Fourth Traditions – 1000 words
Kwanza Traditions – 750 words
Labor Day Traditions – 750 words
Martin Luther King Day Traditions – 500 words
Memorial Day Traditions – 1000 words
Mummers – 1500 words
New Year’s Traditions – 750 words
Pepper Pot Soup – 500 words
XX Rocky – 750 words
Scrapple – 500 words
XX Tastykakes – 500 words
Thanksgiving Day Traditions – 1000 words
Water Ice – 500 words
Additional topics available at this time for City of Neighborhoods and Cradle of Liberty content layers:
Buses – 750 words
Community Development Corporations – 1000 words
Civil Rights, African American – 1500 words
Civil Rights, LGBT – 1000 words
(I) Civil Rights, Women – 1000 words
Civil Rights, People with Disabilities – 750 words
Constitution of the United States and Constitutional Convention – 1000-1500
Friends Neighborhood Guild – 500
XX Haitian Revolution – 500
Nativism – 1000
Neighborhood Associations – 1000 words
XX Voting (suffrage) – 750 words
Additional topics available at this time for Workshop of the World layer (business, industry, and labor):
Artisans – 750 words
Chemicals – 1500 words
Cutlery – 1500 words
Glass – 1500 words
Iron and Steel – 1500 words
Jewelry – 1500 words
XX Knights of Labor – 500 words
XX Locomotives Manufacturing – 750-1000
XX Medical and Scientific Instruments – 1500 words
Metal, Machine Tools – 1500 words
Oil Refining – 1000 words
Rugs – 1500 words
Saws – 750-1000 words (plus Disston Saw, 250-500 words)
Shoes – 1500 words
Strikes – 1000 words
Sugar Refining – 1000 words
Textiles – 1500 words
Trade Associations – 1000 words