Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program

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:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program, RG 26/2/1, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
6 Cubic Feet 5 boxes
Creator:
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-) and Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Abstract:
This collection contains four boxes of slide sets, some with related scripts, for the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Program. Most materials are undated, but likely date from between the 1970s and early 2000s. Topics include flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees, landscaping, gardening, composting, and careers in horticulture.
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], Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program, RG 26/2/1, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains four boxes of slide sets, some with related scripts, for the Virginia Cooperative Extension's Master Gardener Program. Most materials are undated, but likely date from between the 1970s and early 2000s. Topics include flowers, fruits, vegetables, trees, landscaping, gardening, composting, and careers in horticulture.

Biographical / historical:

The Master Gardener training was created by Extension to meet an enormous increase in requests from home gardeners for unbiased, research-based horticultural information. This increase was a result of the urban and transient nature of modern American life.

Master Gardeners provide a resource for all Extension program areas and for professionals from many other agencies. They provide communities with locally identified programs, including answers to individual questions via hotlines and plant clinics; radio, newspaper, and computer links; educational programs to meet targeted needs; education for the preservation of historic landscapes; urban tree planting programs; and guidance in making the natural environment accessible to all residents regardless of disabilities, incomes, or where they live.

Master Gardner Program is available online at the Virginia Cooperative Extension website
Acquisition information:
The Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in October 2012.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program was completed in May 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into 14 series by broad topic area. Each series is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

  • Series I: Annuals and Perennials
  • Series II: Careers in Horticulture
  • Series III: Flowers
  • Series IV: 4-H
  • Series V: Fruits and Vegetables
  • Seires VI: Gardening and Composting
  • Series VII: Indoor Houseplants and Indoor Gardening
  • Series VIII: Landscaping and Lawns
  • Series IX: Pesticides and Fertilizer
  • Series X: Plants/Trees/Shrubs
  • Series XI: Pruning
  • Series XII: Turfgrass Maintenance
  • Series XIII: Weed Control
  • Series XIV: Miscellaneous slides