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"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…
"Board of Regents Minutes, June 14-17, 1916"
These minutes talk about the furniture needed for the dining halls and some of the equipment required for the kitchen.
"General Plan” of Mills Building
Original plan of Mills Building and gardens or courtyards.
"History of South Carolina Involvement with the Mills Building at the South Carolina State Hospital"
The SHPO report outlines the history of SHPO involvement in the Mills Building including nominating the building to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, and as a National Historic Landmark in 1974. In 1983-1984 a feasibility study was…
"Hospital Area Columbia” Cropped
Map of Bull Street Campus drawn in 1941 to mark gasoline and kerosine lines. Image has been cropped to show detail of Mills Building and its outbuildings.
"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…
"One Hundred and Fortieth Annual Report, South Carolina State Hospital"
The 1963 annual report includes several pages discussing the lowering of the brick wall that first surrounded the Mills Building, and was later extended as the campus expanded. The report includes two historic photographs of the North Façade in 1861…
"Outbuildings in rear of kitchen of colored women's building."
Photograph originally published in the Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of SC in 1910 shows several outbuildings behind the kitchen of the African-American female ward, or the Mills Building. Two buildings mentioned in the caption…
"Plan of Grounds"
The plan shows a map of the Bull Street site in 1909, drawn by an associate of Shand & Lafaye Architects.
"Renovation at State Hospital Reveals Hidden Treasure"
The article in The State newspaper highlights the nearly complete rehabilitation of the Mills Building and construction of a modern addition, connected to the east wing on the south elevation. The article reveals that the building was purchased under…