Kron Botanical Cards, 1985

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Kron Botanical Cards, Ms1995-022, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
Reproductions of eight botanical illustrations of wildflower specimens found near the Yadkin River in North Carolina, painted in the 19th century by Adelaide and Elizabeth Kron and reprinted as stationery cards by the Albemarle [North Carolina] Council of Garden Clubs and the Kron Trust.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Kron Botanical Cards, Ms1995-022, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains reproductions of eight botanical illustrations of wildflower specimens found near the Yadkin River in North Carolina, painted in the 19th century by Adelaide and Elizabeth Kron and reprinted in stationery card form by the Albemarle [North Carolina] Council of Garden Clubs and the Kron Trust. The collection includes two sets of eight cards (one set a duplicate of the other), a set of stationery envelopes, and a sheet with a captioned photograph of the Kron House at Morrow Mountain State Park, North Carolina.

Biographical / historical:

Adelaide (1828-1910) and Elizabeth (1831-1896) Kron, daughters of Francis J. and Mary Catherine Delamothe Kron, were born in Montgomery County, North Carolina, and educated at St. Mary's School in Raleigh. Avid amateur botanists, they painted and took notes on wildflower specimens found in the area of their home in the Uwharrie Mountains near the Yadkin River. Adelaide and Elizabeth Kron are buried in Kron Family Cemetery, Stanly County, North Carolina.

Acquisition information:
The Kron Botanical Cards were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1995.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Kron Botanical Cards commenced and was completed in October, 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Botany
Science and Technology