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A report on the 1952 State of the State address by Gov. James Byrnes. Byrnes defines the state's top priorities as improvement at the state hospital and defense of school segregation. He calls for an emergency appropriation to fund construction at…

The Board of Regents commends Governor Byrnes and the General Assembly for an emergency appropriation of $5,000,000 for FY 1952-53. The board reiterates the "utterly inadequate" facilities for high risk patients, including the disgraceful condition…

Bird's-eye view of the proposed Maximum Detention Buildings. Drawn for Lafaye & Lafaye by Ted Kautzky, noted American artist and draftsman (1896-1953). Signed, "Ted Kautzky, Del." The abbreviation is a standard artist's notation: "Delineavit," Latin…

Construction contract and technical specifications for four Maximum Detention Buildings at the Bull Street campus. Includes comprehensive list of materials and construction standards.

The commission reports on building progress at the hospital. The maximum detention buildings are under construction, and the commission calls them the "latest in modern design" and a "credit to the institution."

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

Construction contract and technical specifications for two Maximum Detention Buildings at the State Park campus for African American patients. Includes comprehensive list of materials and construction standards.

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…

The public is invited to an open house at the recently completed Maximum Detention Buildings. The article gives a detailed description of their layout and design.

The commission reports on the construction of the Maximum Detention Buildings. Between the two campuses, there will be six buildings with a total capacity of 912 patients.