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The public is invited to an open house at the recently completed Maximum Detention Buildings. The article gives a detailed description of their layout and design.

A report on the 1952 State of the State address by Gov. James Byrnes. Byrnes defines the state's top priorities as improvement at the state hospital and defense of school segregation. He calls for an emergency appropriation to fund construction at…

Bird's-eye view of the proposed Maximum Detention Buildings. Drawn for Lafaye & Lafaye by Ted Kautzky, noted American artist and draftsman (1896-1953). Signed, "Ted Kautzky, Del." The abbreviation is a standard artist's notation: "Delineavit," Latin…

The hospital reports the renovation of Talley and Thompson and the demolition of the Taylor Building. The renovated buildings accepted female patients from various wards.

The hospital notes that overcrowding is still a problem. The new Maximum Detention Buildings have been only a partial alleviation. Includes a photo of a scale model of the Saunders/Cooper building design. The enclosed recreation areas and longer rear…

Echoing the previous year's report, Lafaye lists the hospital's emergency needs, including a 300-bed maximum detention building at Bull Street.

Lafaye lists priority construction projects, including a 300-bed maximum detention building at Bull Street.

The commission summarizes the major building program of the past six years. Includes an unidentified photo of a Maximum Detention Buildling. Based on the longer rear wings, it must be Saunders, Cooper, Davis, or Shand.

The commission reports the completion of the two Maximum Detention Buildings at State Park, as well as the impending demolition of the Taylor Building.

The commission reports on the construction of the Maximum Detention Buildings. Between the two campuses, there will be six buildings with a total capacity of 912 patients.