Engaging with University History: Planting One Seed at a Time
University archives often hold materials related to little-known aspects of university history. At the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), the libraries made use of an archival collection to develop One Seed, a seed giveaway program that told the story of how red sunflowers were originally...
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| description | University archives often hold materials related to little-known aspects of university history. At the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), the libraries made use of an archival collection to develop One Seed, a seed giveaway program that told the story of how red sunflowers were originally cultivated there over 100 years ago. One Seed has been a popular program among students, university employees, and alumni, drawing attention to a unique part of university history, as well as the remarkable materials within the library archives. This article details the development and first three years of One Seed, showing how CU Boulder libraries used the program as an outreach tool while also forming partnerships across campus. Additionally, the article offers recommendations for replicating the program including considerations for state seed laws and institutional holdings. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-462337a8b9594ec49746aa271e297c2a2025-08-20T02:55:52ZengMarketing Libraries JournalMarketing Libraries Journal2475-81162025-05-01914774Engaging with University History: Planting One Seed at a TimeAbbey Lewis 0Sean Babbs1University of Colorado BoulderUniversity of Colorado BoulderUniversity archives often hold materials related to little-known aspects of university history. At the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), the libraries made use of an archival collection to develop One Seed, a seed giveaway program that told the story of how red sunflowers were originally cultivated there over 100 years ago. One Seed has been a popular program among students, university employees, and alumni, drawing attention to a unique part of university history, as well as the remarkable materials within the library archives. This article details the development and first three years of One Seed, showing how CU Boulder libraries used the program as an outreach tool while also forming partnerships across campus. Additionally, the article offers recommendations for replicating the program including considerations for state seed laws and institutional holdings.https://journal.marketinglibraries.org/spring2025/04_MLJv9i1.pdfacademic librariescommunity engagementlibrary outreacharchival collectionspartnershipsevents and programming |
| spellingShingle | Abbey Lewis Sean Babbs Engaging with University History: Planting One Seed at a Time Marketing Libraries Journal academic libraries community engagement library outreach archival collections partnerships events and programming |
| title | Engaging with University History: Planting One Seed at a Time |
| title_full | Engaging with University History: Planting One Seed at a Time |
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| title_short | Engaging with University History: Planting One Seed at a Time |
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| topic | academic libraries community engagement library outreach archival collections partnerships events and programming |
| url | https://journal.marketinglibraries.org/spring2025/04_MLJv9i1.pdf |
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