Unit Title:
Administrative, correspondence, and speech files of the director, circa 1919...2018
Accumulation:
circa 1919...2018
Created:
circa 1919...2018
Creator:
State Dept. of Mental Health. Director.
Physical Description:
68.00 cubic ft. (67 c, 3 a), 0.57 MB (18 digital files)
Language:
English
Biography or History:
The first 27 boxes were reworked or partially reworked as an historical file by Mrs. Inez Fripp. Mrs. Fripp joined the State Hospital staff in 1915 as a stenographer and served as executive secretary for the head of the agency for 50 years before retiring to a position as archivist ca. 1965. She was still serving as archivist in 1976 after 61 years with the agency.
Custodial History:
unspecified
Acquisition Information:
none
Scope and Content:
This series contains administrative files, correspondence, and speeches of the superintendent of the State Hospital and the state director/state commissioner of mental health. The administrative files include both routine and substantive administrative matters and reference material on medical and psychiatric topics. Included are substantial files on the following State Dept. of Mental Health (DMH) facilities: South Carolina State Hospital, Palmetto/Crafts-Farrow State Hospital, G. Werber Bryan Psychiatric Hospital, Patrick B. Harris Psychiatric Hospital, William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, C.M. Tucker Jr. Human Resources Center, and the Richard M. Campbell Veterans Nursing Home. Files on Pineland State Training School and Hospital (a DMH facility until 1968) also document the beginnings of the Dept. of Mental Retardation (now the Dept. of Disabilities and Special Needs). Digital files include memorandums of the director.
Appraisal Information:
unspecified
Accruals:
no
Arrangement:
Arrangement varies but the bulk of the series is filed in a number of alphabetic sequences. The last twelve boxes were retired from an alphabetical scheme but were not retired all at the same time nor boxed in order. Digital files arranged chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access:
Paper records are restricted pending screening for employee grievance files and patient identifying information.
Conditions Governing Use:
none
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements:
none
Other Finding Aid:
none
Location of Originals:
South Carolina Department of Archives and History, 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC 29223
Alternative Form Available:
none
Related Material:
none
Bibliography:
none
Other Descriptive Data:
none
Processing Information:
none
