Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
- A-4106
- Stuk
- Aug. 1967
Unidentified man walks on pathway in front of Thorvaldson Building.
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Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Unidentified man walks on pathway in front of Thorvaldson Building.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Looking north at Thorvaldson Building; cars parked in front.
Thorvaldson Building - Interior
Series of photographs of the Thorvaldson lecture hall at Room 271 and its asbestos ceiling with its many paper airplanes.
View of new office equipment, with Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, seated at his desk in the Thorvaldson Building.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Students walking to entrance of Thorvaldson Building; bushes in foreground.
Note on back: "Dr. R.L. Eager, Chemistry Professor, inserts a reactor containing aspen poplar, water, carbon monoxide and a catalyst into a holder, which in turn will be placed in a heavy walled stainless steel vessel for heating. The vessel is located behind steel walls in view of the high pressure generated". In Thorvaldson lab.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. Richard Livingston (Dick) Eager was born 27 August 1917 in Kenaston, Saskatchewan. He earned a BE (1943) and an MSc (1945) from the University of Saskatchewan. In 1949 he received a PhD from McGill University. Dr. Eager was appointed special lecturer at the U of S in 1947 and was a full professor by 1965. He retired in 1984 and was named professor emeritus. Dr. Eager died in Saskatoon in 2003.
Thorvaldson Building - Official Opening
[Ross Thatcher, Premier of Saskatchewan] sits at far right with dignitaries seated in foreground. Crowd stands behind dignitaries in background.
Bio/Historical Note: The Chemistry Building was enlarged with an addition and was renamed in honour of Dr. Thorbergur Thorvaldson, professor and dean of Chemistry from 1919-1959. The Thorvaldson Building opened on 6 June 1966. Architect John B. Parkin’s modern design continued with exterior stone cladding. The near windowless, stone three-storey addition provided classrooms, undergraduate and research laboratories, offices, a library and service facilities.
Thorvaldson Building - Laboratory
Students at work in the Thorvaldson Laboratory.
Agriculture Canada Header House - Exterior
Headerhouse of the Canada Department of Agriculture. Chemistry Building in background.
Thorvaldson Building - Interior
Interior of the new Library in the Thorvaldson Building, showing work desks and bookshelves.
Campus - Scenic - Students Changing Classes
Looking west from the Administration Building with Thorvaldson Building,Qu'Appelle Hall, Marquis Hall, north wing of Murray Memorial (Main) Library and Arts Tower visible. South wing of Murray Library under construction. Students changing classes; winter scene.