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This page is being used to collect material about the life and paperfolding of Patricia Crawford. It is not intended to be in any sense a complete biography. Please contact me if you know any of this information is incorrect or if you have any other information that should be added. Thank you.

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Introduction

Patricia Crawford was born in ...

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Chronology

1964

Vol 4: Issue 3 of 'The Origamian' for Autumn 1964 contains an article by Fred Rohm titled 'On Animated Folding' ie what we would now call action designs, which mentions several action folds designed by Pat Crawford:

The bits that are hard to read here say ' ... us lucky folders. She is Mrs Robert Crawford (Pat) of Phikadelphia Pa. and she has been turning out some original folds with movement. She has her own excellent version of a Jack in the Box and the other day sent me a clever idea in a little fold ...'

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Vol 4: Issue 4 of 'The Origamian' for Winter 1964 contains a report on the Second Origami Convention by Alice Gray, which mentions a new design taught by Crawford:

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