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An overhead view of the South Carolina State Hospital site from June 1962.

An overhead view of the South Carolina State Hospital site from 1976.

Clipping from The State Newspaper, 1955, which talks about the open house at the State Hospital campus. Article mentions the ongoing construction of the new auditorium/library building.

An excerpt from the June 30, 1958 Annual Report of the South Carolina State Hospital. showing the growth of a building fund and the growth of the chaplaincy mission.

This report includes information about the budget, activities of staff and patients, building projects and other information for the year ending June 30, 1956. Includes information about the dedication of the Benet Auditorium and Horger Library, as…

This report includes information about the budget, activities of staff and patients, building projects and other information for the year ending June 30, 1955. Document ncludes the cover of the report pages 150-151 (library services report) and…

This report includes information about the budget, activities of staff and patients, building projects and other information for the year ending June 30, 1957.

This report includes information about the budget, activities of staff and patients, building projects and other information for the year ending June 30, 1958.

The South Carolina Department of Mental Health Annual Report for 1961 provides details of the growing chaplaincy mission and the momentum for building the chapel including the success of acquiring funds from the SC General Assembly.

Reports the installation of overhead sprinklers at the Laundry as well as an additional room added to the Bakery for storing flour. Details the concern of overcrowding, what it is and its risks, and the refusal of patients and admission restraints.