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One of the photographs shown in this newspaper article are of the gravy train which serves 4,000 daily prepared meals across the campus and is electrically heated.

Letter to Mr. Summers stating that the final decision for building a laundry and dormitory group has been made. Lafaye is asking for additional information so that he and the rest of Lafaye, Fair, Lafaye & Associates can begin working on…

States that no improvements could possibly be made to existing buildings during this time.

Lafaye reports the completion of the four Maximum Detention Buildings at Bull Street. He also discusses ongoing construction of the two buildings at State Park.

Report to the S.C. Mental Health Commission on the progress of the project. Mentions that the two buildings will be of the same design as Buildings B & C (Saunders & Cooper). These buildings have longer rear wings than Allan and Preston, giving them…

Lafaye reports on the construction of the Maximum Detention Buildings. This was the first project funded by the emergency appropriation from the General Assembly.

Lafaye clarifies a payment agreement with the hospital. In 1942, the Lafaye firm drew up plans for "Criminal Insane" buildings, but the project was shelved. In 1948, the hospital commissioned a new set of plans. Lafaye tells Shelley that the 1948…

Lafaye lists priority construction projects, including a maximum detention building for male patients at State Park. The architects attribute the hospital's problems to the "lack of foresight and planning on the part of the good people of the…

Lafaye says that the building for patients with "criminal tendencies" is "badly needed." The architects hope that funds will soon be available for construction.

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