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Excerpts from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the year 1963, including a photograph on the cover depicting the front of the central section of Babcock looking at a northeast angle, an aerial photograph of the campus…

Shows that Physical Plant was its own department as of June 30, 1983 and was already working to downsize the campus; Cooper to hold forensics department after renovation completed; Byrnes would separate acute care facility for physical ailments for…

Details more reductions throughout the department, Maximum Security Buildings reroofed, Central Energy Facility under construction, special admissions unit in Williams, plans to build new facility just for Medicare patients, Canteen refurbished,…

Shows that Physical Plant was its own department as of June 30, 1983 and was already working to downsize the campus; Cooper to hold forensics department after renovation completed; Byrnes would separate acute care facility for physical ailments for…

Details completion of Horger Library and discusses how entrance sections of Saunders and Preston Buildings were removed

Inez Fripp gives a brief history of the hospital and updates on the latest four buildings, including the Food Service building."The earliest attempt to provide a special place for the mentally ill in South Carolina was made by the Fellowship Society…

"One of the many growing problems at the state mental institutions is adequate housing for under-18 children and over-65 men and women." Many children are mixed with "chronically ill adult patients" and the 800 patients over the age of 65 "are housed…

View of front entrance to Preston Building. Preston is named for William C. Preston, member of the Board of Regents (1828-1831), president of South Carolina College, and U.S. senator.

View of Preston interior through front door.

View of front entrance to Cooper Building. Cooper is named for Thomas Cooper, member of the Board of Regents (1828-1829) and president of South Carolina College.