Tranquillity Farm, Middlebury, Conn. Photo
by Carol Betsch.

Gwinn, Mich.

Stewart Park, Ithaca, N.Y. Photo by Carol
Betsch.

Llenroc, Ithaca, N.Y. Photo by Carol Betsch.

Tranquillity Farm, Conn. Photo by Carol
Betsch.

Contributor Guidelines (Vol. II)

This page has been prepared for contributors to the Manning book.

Entries about individual sites should be between 500 and 1,000 words long and include the following information, if known:

• Circumstances of commission (date and how the project came to Manning’s firm); client background and involvement

• Scope of planning, design, planting

• Details and analysis of design, including plan, architectural elements, planting design

• Professionals associated with job (other landscape architects, planners, architects)

• Current condition of site including a brief synopsis of the interim between the period of Manning’s last involvement of the site and the present. Please check with present owners concerning information about current status.

Composing Your Entry

Please follow these guidelines:

• Organize your entry chronologically.

• Use the most concise language possible.

• Supply both botanical and common names of plants, if possible.

• Try to speak to the development of the project (how it changed during the course of the design process).  

• Support your assertions and analysis with endnotes; for citation formats see the sample entry below. (We follow the Chicago Manual of Style; see their short guide to citations at http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_
citationguide.html.)

• Please submit the entry via email in a Word or other common word-processing format. Do not use special formatting features.

Illustrations

Please submit photocopies or low-resolution images of up to five illustrationsat least five illustrations (including photographs, drawings, and/or plans) that best illustrate your essay, credited appropriately. Include contact information for ordering reproductions and securing permissions to publish scans or photographs. (LALH cannot reimburse out-of-pocket expenses.)

Deadlines

Please submit first drafts no later than September 30, 2010, unless other arrangements have been made. LALH will work with contributors on two rounds of edits and request final drafts by December 2010.

Resources

Click on the links below to download support materials:

Sample entry
Manning’s client list
Working Manning bibliography (coming soon)
Manning’s autobiography

Agreement

Contributors will receive a letter of agreement that includes details about the schedule, assigned entries, and general process for the book production.

Questions and Assistance

E-mail Manning Research Project Coordinator Jane Roy Brown (preferred), or call 413-549-4860.

Thank you for your help with this exciting project

About the Warren H. Manning Research Project

Biographical Sketch

Research Model

Forthcoming Book

Contributor Guidelines