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Portrait of Francisco, Maria, and Julia Silva (MSS-0147)

Special Collections

Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu

Administrative Information

ABOUT THE COLLECTION  
Acquisition: The collection was donated to Adams Library Special Collections in 1995 by Daniel and Ester Lima. Esther was the daughter of Julia Silva, who is depicted in the portrait.
Processing information: The portrait was brought to the Northeast Document Conservation Center (NEDCC) for conservation treatment in 2001. The portrait surface was cleaned of grime and mold and backed with a Japanese paper for added strength. The collection was described in 2024 by Hydin Stallman, Special Collections student worker, under the supervision of Veronica L. Denison, Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian.
ABOUT THE FINDING AID  
Author: Finding aid prepared by Hydin Stallman.
Encoding: This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2024
Descriptive rules: Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)