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Statement of Permanent Improvements
Itemized list of payments made for completed projects and projects in process at SC State Hospital. Includes lines for physicians residences and chapel. Black ink on mimeograph paper. Longer title: "SC State Hospital Statement of Permanent…
Statement of Permanent Improvements
Itemized list of expenses for various construction, alteration projects on Columbia and State Park campuses of SC State Hospital. Includes estimated costs and disbursements through May 31, 1962. Black ink on mimeograph paper. Cover page is…
Statement of Expenditures, January 1, 1916
Tabulated expenses for previous year's construction and alterations, included in "Statement of Expenditures, Report of Architect," in 1915 Annual Report, page 126. Longer title: "Statement of Expenditures, Including Amounts of Contracts Entered Into,…
Statement of Construction and Fire Protection
Lists LaBorde as being used for "Psychiatric care primarily"; notes that there is a level below ground and that the building does not share a common wall with another building or addition.
State Park Location, Food Services Cafeteria
Here is an image of the State Park location, Food Service Building Cafeteria, now closed.
State hospitals for the Mentally Ill In the United States
"Second to be established, but third to ready for patients. South Carolina State Hospital Columbia, SC. Established Dec. 21, 1821 Mills Building completed and ready for patients Dec. 18, 1827. First patient-white woman from Barnwell county admitted…
State Hospital's New Kitchen and Bakery Called Best in the Southeast.
This News Paper article describes the newly opened Food Service buidling which contains two employee cafeterias, multiple walk in freezers, trash bins in refrigerated rooms to prevent smell and rot, an air pump at the entrance to prevent flies from…
State Hospital Patients Soon Become Forgotten For Men and Women; Local Facilities Needed
In caring for the mentally ill in SC, Dr. Hall states, "doing everything possible to keep a prospective patient out of the (state mental) hospital." He goes on to explain that community programs for the mentally ill and a supportive family home life…
State Hospital Patient Dies After 4 Foot Fall
Article from The State newspaper from 1965, about death of patient as result of patient falling or being pushed over Benet Auditorium railing, following auditorium program
State Fair Exhibit: "One Hundred Thirty-Five Years of Service"
Grayscale photograph of a State Fair exhibit about the hospital, including a model of the Babcock building. Back reads: "SC State Hospital, State Fair, October 1962, Same for Columbia & State Park Units."