Master Gardener Program, Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master
Gardener Program, 1970s-2000s RG.26.02.01
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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Katie Herring, Student Assistant, Sydney Vaile, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
RG.26.02.01
Title
Records of the Virginia Cooperative Extension, Master Gardener Program ca. 1970s-2000s
Quantity
6 Cubic Feet, 5 boxes
Creator
Virginia Cooperative Extension (1995-)
Creator
Virginia Cooperative Extension Service
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
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.
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Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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.
Source of Acquisition
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.
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.
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.
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