Stephen Worobetz, Lieutenant-Governor of Saskatchewan, speaks at a dinner held in Marquis Hall in honour of Dr. Gerhard Herzberg, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Saskatchewan flag and U of S logo in background.

John H. Archer, Principal, Regina Campus, speaks at a dinner held in Marquis Hall in honour of Dr. Gerhard Herzberg, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dignitaries seated at head table include Dr. Herzberg and Mary Spinks. Saskatchewan flag and U of S logo in background.

Bert Sears, Mayor of Saskatoon, speaks at a dinner held in Marquis Hall in honour of Dr. Gerhard Herzberg, winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Dignitaries seated at head table include Dr. Herzberg, with Mary Spinks partially visible. Saskatchewan flag and U of S logo in background.

Elevated view looking northeast of 25th Street Bridge and South Saskatchewan River, with campus in background. Taken from Marquis Towers (241 5th Avenue North).

Marion Gardner, acting Head, Main Library Cataloguing Department, accepts a bouquet of flowers presented by Mary Spinks at the faculty retirement dinner in Marquis Hall. At right is L.C. Paul, Professor of Extension and fellow retiree.

J.W.T. Spinks, University President, delivers an address at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Douglas R. Cherry, Dean of Arts, visible at right.

R.W. Begg, Saskatoon Campus Principal, delivers an address at Convocation held at Centennial Auditorium. Dignitaries in robes sit on dais.

Progress shot looking southeast at construction of the new south wing of the Murray Library. Construction area fenced off; roads and trees in foreground.

Bio/Historical Note: Though the first recorded withdrawal from the University Library occurred in October 1909, nearly five decades passed before the Library had its own building. The early collection was housed either on the second floor of the College Building (later known as the Administration Building) or was scattered among a number of small departmental libraries. Plans for a new library building in the late 1920s were ended by the start of the Great Depression; but a dramatically reduced acquisitions budget was offset by a grant from the Carnegie Corporation in 1933. In 1943 the University hired its first professional Librarian. A combination of provincial grants and University fundraising financed the construction of the Murray Memorial Library. The library was named after the University’s first President, Walter C. Murray. Designed by noted Regina architect Kioshi Izumi working under H.K. Black, Architect, it marked a change in campus architecture away from the more angular and elaborate Collegiate Gothic style to that of the less expensive cube. Building materials included granite at the entrance and Tyndall stone as a wall cladding and window trim. In addition to the library, the building housed the College of Law, an office of the Provincial Archives and a 105-seat lecture theatre equipped with the latest in audiovisual teaching aids. The most dramatic transformation took place between 1970 and 1976 when a six floor south wing was added along with an extensive renovation of the 1956 structure. Designed by BLM, Regina, the south wing was unlike any other building on campus. Clad in Tyndall stone panels made to look like concrete (through a "bush hammered" finish), the grey almost windowless building is industrial and utilitarian in appearance. The University's master plan required buildings in the core of campus to be clad in stone. However, the "bush hammered" finish was used since the Library addition was built during a period that saw the flowering of "Brutalist" Architecture, so called because of the wide use of exposed concrete. The new (south) wing, originally called the Main Library, was officially opened on 17 May 1974, and also became the home of the Department of Art and Art History, the College of Graduate Studies and the University Archives.

Evening scenic view of Thorvaldson Building at left. Parked cars at right, with road in foreground.

Note on back: "Looking at portraits of famous world figures by Hungarian artist George Csato are from l to r: Fred Mitchell, Intercontinental Packers; Johanna Mitchell, daughter of Fred Mendel; and President R.W. Begg. The portraits were donated to the U of S by the family of the late Fred Mendel".