In earlier days, extension work carried the advantages of the school to people who were not in the immediate area of Hampton Institute. The objective of extension work was to aid in the progressive improvement of Black rural communities and schools.
Mostly handwritten information, record books, index cards, donor folders, lists of donors, lists of legacies, receipts, correspondence, and miscellaneous items regarding individual donors, churches, clubs, fraternal organizations, educational institutions, civic and nationally known agencies and
Mostly typewritten correspondence, reports, posters, advertisements, financial data, biographical data, meeting notices, itineraries, newspaper clippings, pictures, receipts, memoranda, and micellaneous items regarding the various campaigns that have taken place to raise funds for the school.