Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, takes readings from a machine in the Thorvaldson Building.

View of College Building, Qu'Appelle Hall, Saskatchewan Hall, Physics Building and Engineering Building with the Bowl at centre. Appended is a photograph of Chemistry Building at left of photograph.

Looking southwest at students changing classes in winter. University buildings in background (from l to r:) Saskatchewan Hall, Qu'Appelle Hall, Medical College, Murray Memorial (Main) Library, and Chemistry Building. Image taken from Administration Building.

Image of exterior of Thorvaldson Building.

View of the start of construction of the University Hospital. Included are boulders and a storage shed. Thorvaldson Building in the background.

Bio/historical note: Designed by Webster and Gilbert, architects, and built between 1948 and 1955 by Smith Bros. and Wilson, contractors, at a cost of $7,000,000.00, the 6-storey, 7-wing University Hospital was officially opened by Bentley, T.J., Saskatchewan Minister of Health on May 1955.The name was officially changed to Royal University Hospital 23 May 1990.

Image of crowd filing inside Chemistry Building during official opening. Crowd standing on sidewalk on front of building.

Dignitaries on the steps of the Chemistry Building include Walter C. Murray, University President; F.W.G. Haultain, University Chancellor; Steward Basterfield, professor of Chemistry; Sir David Bruce, president, British Association for the Advancement of Science; William R. Motherwell, Saskatchewan Minister of Agriculture; Samuel J. Latta, Saskatchewan Minister of Education; and Charles A. Dunning, premier of Saskatchewan.

Crowd gathered in front of the Chemistry Building; [F.W.G. Haultain, University Chancellor], addressing the crowd.

Elevated view of Chemistry and Arts buildings and the north wing of the Murray Memorial (Main) Library with students walking on pathway. Red Ensign flag flies a-top Chemistry Building.