diff --git a/lib/cocina/models/contributor.rb b/lib/cocina/models/contributor.rb
index cdc8d262..badad808 100644
--- a/lib/cocina/models/contributor.rb
+++ b/lib/cocina/models/contributor.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class Contributor < Struct
       attribute :note, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveValue).default([].freeze)
       # URL or other pointer to the location of the contributor information.
       attribute? :valueAt, Types::Strict::String
+      attribute :parallelContributor, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveParallelContributor).default([].freeze)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/cocina/models/description.rb b/lib/cocina/models/description.rb
index db227ebd..6581ba44 100644
--- a/lib/cocina/models/description.rb
+++ b/lib/cocina/models/description.rb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class Description < Struct
       attribute? :adminMetadata, DescriptiveAdminMetadata.optional
       # URL or other pointer to the location of the resource description.
       attribute? :valueAt, Types::Strict::String
-      # Stanford persistent URL associated with the related resource.
+      # Stanford persistent URL associated with the related resource. Note this is http, not https.
       attribute :purl, Types::Strict::String
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/cocina/models/descriptive_parallel_contributor.rb b/lib/cocina/models/descriptive_parallel_contributor.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b9c46941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/cocina/models/descriptive_parallel_contributor.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Cocina
+  module Models
+    # DEPRECATED
+    # Value model for multiple representations of information about the same contributor (e.g. in different languages).
+    class DescriptiveParallelContributor < Struct
+      attribute :name, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveValue).default([].freeze)
+      # Entity type of the contributor (person, organization, etc.). See https://github.com/sul-dlss/cocina-models/blob/main/docs/description_types.md for valid types.
+      attribute? :type, Types::Strict::String
+      # Status of the contributor relative to other parallel contributors (e.g. the primary author among a group of contributors).
+      attribute? :status, Types::Strict::String
+      attribute :role, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveValue).default([].freeze)
+      attribute :identifier, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveValue).default([].freeze)
+      attribute :note, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveValue).default([].freeze)
+      # URL or other pointer to the location of the contributor information.
+      attribute? :valueAt, Types::Strict::String
+      attribute? :valueLanguage, DescriptiveValueLanguage.optional
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/cocina/models/related_resource.rb b/lib/cocina/models/related_resource.rb
index b7921017..2f1a38c3 100644
--- a/lib/cocina/models/related_resource.rb
+++ b/lib/cocina/models/related_resource.rb
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class RelatedResource < Struct
       attribute :identifier, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveValue).default([].freeze)
       attribute? :standard, Standard.optional
       attribute :subject, Types::Strict::Array.of(DescriptiveValue).default([].freeze)
-      # Stanford persistent URL associated with the related resource.
+      # Stanford persistent URL associated with the related resource. Note this is http, not https.
       attribute? :purl, Types::Strict::String
       attribute? :access, DescriptiveAccessMetadata.optional
       attribute :relatedResource, Types::Strict::Array.of(RelatedResource).default([].freeze)
diff --git a/lib/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator.rb b/lib/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator.rb
index aa7bf657..7f997dee 100644
--- a/lib/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def match?(path, type_signature)
         # Some part of the path are ignored for the purpose of matching.
         def clean_path(path)
           new_path = path.reject do |part|
-            part.is_a?(Integer) || %i[parallelValue parallelEvent].include?(part)
+            part.is_a?(Integer) || %i[parallelValue parallelContributor parallelEvent].include?(part)
           end
           # This needs to happen after parallelValue is removed
           # to handle structuredValue > parallelValue > structuredValue
diff --git a/openapi.yml b/openapi.yml
index 3318ee9b..e30ec7d5 100644
--- a/openapi.yml
+++ b/openapi.yml
@@ -549,6 +549,11 @@ components:
         valueAt:
           description: URL or other pointer to the location of the contributor information.
           type: string
+        parallelContributor:
+          description: For multiple representations of information about the same contributor (e.g. in different languages).
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/DescriptiveParallelContributor"
     ControlledDigitalLendingAccess:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -772,6 +777,44 @@ components:
           type: array
           items:
             $ref: "#/components/schemas/DescriptiveValue"
+    DescriptiveParallelContributor:
+      description: Value model for multiple representations of information about the same contributor (e.g. in different languages).
+      deprecated: true
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+      properties:
+        name:
+          description: Names associated with a contributor.
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/DescriptiveValue"
+        type:
+          description: Entity type of the contributor (person, organization, etc.). See https://github.com/sul-dlss/cocina-models/blob/main/docs/description_types.md for valid types.
+          type: string
+        status:
+          description: Status of the contributor relative to other parallel contributors (e.g. the primary author among a group of contributors).
+          type: string
+        role:
+          description: Relationships of the contributor to the resource or to an event in its history.
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/DescriptiveValue"
+        identifier:
+          description: Identifiers and URIs associated with the contributor entity.
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/DescriptiveValue"
+        note:
+          description: Other information associated with the contributor.
+          type: array
+          items:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/DescriptiveValue"
+        valueAt:
+          description: URL or other pointer to the location of the contributor information.
+          type: string
+        valueLanguage:
+          # description: Language of the descriptive element value
+          $ref: "#/components/schemas/DescriptiveValueLanguage"
     DescriptiveParallelEvent:
       description: Value model for multiple representations of information about the same event (e.g. in different languages).
       type: object
diff --git a/spec/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator_spec.rb b/spec/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator_spec.rb
index c6e4d4ab..9080f304 100644
--- a/spec/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/cocina/models/validators/description_types_validator_spec.rb
@@ -256,6 +256,92 @@
       end
     end
 
+    describe 'with an invalid parallelContributor' do
+      let(:desc_props) do
+        {
+          contributor: [
+            {
+              parallelContributor: [
+                {
+                  name: [
+                    {
+                      structuredValue: [
+                        {
+                          value: 'Li, Yahong',
+                          type: 'foo'
+                        },
+                        {
+                          value: '1963-',
+                          type: 'life dates'
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                {
+                  name: [
+                    {
+                      value: '李亞虹'
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ],
+              type: 'person'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      end
+
+      it 'ignores parallelContributor and raises' do
+        expect do
+          validate
+        end.to raise_error(Cocina::Models::ValidationError,
+                           'Unrecognized types in description: ' \
+                           'contributor1.parallelContributor1.name1.structuredValue1 (foo)')
+      end
+    end
+
+    describe 'with an valid parallelContributor' do
+      let(:desc_props) do
+        {
+          contributor: [
+            {
+              parallelContributor: [
+                {
+                  name: [
+                    {
+                      structuredValue: [
+                        {
+                          value: 'Li, Yahong',
+                          type: 'name'
+                        },
+                        {
+                          value: '1963-',
+                          type: 'life dates'
+                        }
+                      ]
+                    }
+                  ]
+                },
+                {
+                  name: [
+                    {
+                      value: '李亞虹'
+                    }
+                  ]
+                }
+              ],
+              type: 'person'
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      end
+
+      it 'ignores parallelContributor and does not raise' do
+        expect { validate }.not_to raise_error
+      end
+    end
+
     describe 'with a nested structuredValue' do
       let(:desc_props) do
         {