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Records bids received for building the Tuberculosis ward at the State Hospital and the decision to accept the lowest bid, proposed by Mechanics Contracting Co., of $22,981.

Describes the enlargement of one ward building at the Columbia campus to house both male and female tuberculosis patients, making 100 beds available. By 1951, LaBorde no longer housed TB patients.

Reports that there was an urgent need at the institution in Columbia to build a Tuberculosis Ward Building with forty beds for white male patients that were then housed in the Parker Annex.

Addressed to the Board of Regents, reports that "In accordance with instructions from the Board, plans and specifications were made for a Tuberculosis Ward Building." Describes the building as one-story brick building covered with a tin roof,…

The report describes LaBorde's original use and current use (for elderly, semi-invalid patients). Includes square feet, number of rooms, capacity. Lists problems (crowding, no drains). Suggest building wing additions to alleviate crowding and…

Lists Ward B-21 (LaBorde) as 5700 square ft in area; estimated replacement cost of $40,000; estimated depreciated value at $18,000; estimated cost of needed repairs at $3,300; estimated building value after repairs at $21,300; patient capacity of 46;…

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…

Lists Trezevant among the ward buildings built for the SCSH by Robert S. LaFaye between the years 1918-1972