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An excerpt from the Annual Report for the year 1909-Superintendent's Report summarizing previous annual reports in order to convey a need for a second building for African American patients

"A dining room scuffle between white and Negro Patients at the South Carolina Mental Hospital had 'racial overtones,' the institution's superintendent said Thursday." This fight occurred with two African American male patients and several hundred…

Cover has a hand written note stating, "Refer to page 14- Act to authorize admission of Persons of Color into the Lunatic Asylum-Dec. 19, 1948."

Photograph originally published in the Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of SC in 1910 shows the interior of an African-American female ward. The wooden structure is described as "a dangerous fire risk; more of a jail than a hospital;…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Photograph shows African-American women standing in fron tof the North façade of the Mills Building, and also shows a porch addition to the central portion of the building, on the west elevation.