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Accession 89-024

Pontes, Crimilda

Crimilda Pontes Papers, 1965-1988

Repository:Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu.
Creator:Pontes, Crimilda
Title:Crimilda Pontes Papers
Dates:1965-1988
Quantity:6 cu. ft. (6 record storage boxes)
Collection:Accession 89-024
Language of Materials:English
Summary:

This accession consists of the papers of Smithsonian Press designer, Crimilda Pontes. Included are materials on "Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae," the Quad flyer, and other projects for which Pontes was the designer. The files consist of correspondence, some annotated by S. Dillon Ripley; some of Pontes' original drawings; photographs; reviews of, and color plates of "Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae;" as well as occasional notes by Pontes on her illness and her work.

Descriptive Entry

This accession consists of the papers of Smithsonian Press designer, Crimilda Pontes. Included are materials on Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae, the Quad flyer, and other projects for which Pontes was the designer. The files consist of correspondence, some annotated by S. Dillon Ripley; some of Pontes' original drawings; photographs; reviews of, promotional materials on, and color plates of Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae; as well as occasional notes by Pontes on her illness and her work.

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Preferred Citation

Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 89-024, Crimilda Pontes Papers

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Container List

Box 1

Ripley Book, Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae

Box 1 of 6

Box 2

Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae, copies of plates, promotion materials, reviews

Box 2 of 6

Box 3

Citations, projects

Box 3 of 6

Box 4

Joseph Henry Papers, order of James Smithson

Box 4 of 6

Box 5

Patterson-SI Castle drawing

Box 5 of 6

Box 6

Smithsonian Year, Zoo, Quad

Box 6 of 6

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