Babcock

Dublin Core

Title

Babcock

Description

The iconic Kirkbride-style building whose cupola can be seen from far up Elmwood Avenue.

Creator

Clara Bertagnolli

Coverage

1855-present

Collection Items

"Report of the Regents of the Lunatic Asylum to the Legislature of South Carolina: November, 1855"
Excerpts from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the year 1855, discussing plans for the potential erection of a new building, including location, price, and a comparison to buildings in Europe. Other topics include…

"Annual Report of the Superintendent of the Lunatic Asylum, Made to the General Assembly at Regular Session, 1874-5"
Excerpts from the annual report of the Asylum's superintendent, 1874, discussing progress on the construction of the south wing of the building, request to levy a special tax to fund further construction of the building, the need for more space at…

"Fifty-Ninth Annual Report of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum for the Fiscal Year 1881-1882."
Excerpts from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the year 1882, including the report of the Building Committee discussing the completion of the north wing of the new building and move of white patients into these new…

"Sixty-Second Annual Report of the South Carolina Lunatic Asylum, for the Fiscal Year 1884-85."
Excerpt from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the year 1885 describing physical improvements to the institution including the completion of the central section of the new building.

"Eighty-Seventh Annual Report of the South Carolina State Hospital for the Insane for the year 1910"
Excerpts from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the year 1910, discussing land proposals for a new State Asylum for African American patients, construction of a two-story addition on the north wing of the main…

"Eighty-Eighth Annual Report of the South Carolina State Hospital for the Insane for the year 1911"
Print of a photograph in the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the year 1911, depicting the front walkway leading up to the Babcock Building's center section. Most of the wings of the building is obscured by trees.

"Ninety-Third Annual Report of the South Carolina State Hospital for the Insane for the year 1916"
Excerpts from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the year 1916, continuing the report on the massive alteration project across the campus begun in the previous year. Included are short descriptions of the buildings'…

"One Hundred and Fortieth Annual Report, South Carolina State Hospital, For the Year Ending June 30, 1963"
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…

"South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Annual Report, 1980-81"
Excerpts from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the fiscal year ending in 1981, including a short report pertaining to the South Carolina State Hospital.

"South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Annual Report, 1981-82"
Excerpts from the South Carolina Department of Mental Health's annual report for the fiscal year ending in 1982, describing hospital updates including a report of overcrowding; goals for the following fiscal year; an Engineering report; a Supply and…
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