Looking northeast at the front of Chemistry Building shortly after construction of Chemistry Building. Image has been tinted.

Students relaxing on the lawn of the Chemistry Building.

View of front entrance of Chemistry Building; students walking and standing on steps.

View of construction work on Thorvaldson addition in the winter.

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.

View of new office equipment, with Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, seated at his desk in the Thorvaldson Building.

Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, stands next to a desk in the Thorvaldson Building.

Two unidentified women working at desks in the College of Pharmacy main office.

View of Pharmacy lounge area, with chairs, tables and wall displays.

Looking north at Thorvaldson Building with addition at left.

Students walking to entrance of Thorvaldson Building; bushes in foreground.

View looking northeast of Thorvaldson Building; northwest corner of Murray Building in foreground. Physics Building, the Bowl, and Administration Building visible in background. Taken from roof of Arts Tower.

Looking east of Thorvaldson Building at left and Health Sciences Addition at right. Physics Building, the Bowl, Murray Building, and Administration Building visible in background. Taken from roof of Arts Tower.

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.

Image of Thorvaldson Building looking north. Students walking on sidewalk and sitting on the grass; trees in foreground.