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The center focus depicts the covering of the walkway between the Kitchen and Dining Hall.

This is the south face of a Dining Room.

This is a close up of the architectural components of the dining rooms.

This is a shot of the West Face of a dining room.

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.

View of Cooper interior through front door. The entrance shows evidence of retrofitting for the Forensic Services unit. Notice the barred access door.

Lafaye reports that plans for a "criminal insane" building are on hold. The War Production Board ruled that the building would require too much "critical material" needed for the war effort.

Lafaye lists payments received during the year, including payment for preliminary work on the Criminal Insane Building. The hospital had to shelve the project but has retained the plans and specifications for future use.

With the war in Europe ended, the architects recommend that the hospital try again to construct a building for patients with "criminal tendencies."

The hospital has applied for a construction grant of $225,000 to fund the building for patients with "criminal tendencies."