Looking south at students changing classes in winter. University buildings in background (l to r): Administration Building, Murray Memorial (Main) Building, Arts Building, and Chemistry Building.

Elevated view looking west across the Bowl as students change classes. Chemistry Building, Physics Building and Murray Memorial (Main) Library visible.

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.

Autumn view of Thorvaldson Building.

The Thorvaldson Building at dusk.

Seven rows of COTC officers and cadets seated in front of Chemistry Building.

Students use chemistry equipment in class at the Chemistry lab; equipment visible on tables in foreground.

An unidentified man standing in front of chemistry equipment in Chemistry lab.

Image of chemistry equipment in Chemical Laboratory.

A man in a white coat seated in front of lab equipment at the Chemistry lab.

Elevated view of a MS 12 mass spectrometer in Thorvaldson lab.

B. Green (seated) operating electron-proton resonance apparatus in Physical Research Lab, Chemistry Building. Unidentified man standing next to apparatus.

Looking west at Chemistry annexes; Thorvaldson Building and Arts Tower in background.

Bio/Historical Note: The limitations of the original Chemistry Building became apparent with the massive influx of students at the end of World War II. The rise in enrollment put a strain on the resources of universities across the country. In response the federal government offered military surplus equipment and buildings to educational institutions at bargain prices. The University of Saskatchewan purchased nine surplus huts used at the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan airport at Dafoe, Saskatchewan, for $46,000 and joined them together to form Chemistry Annex One and Two. This “temporary” solution remained in place for two decades. The annexes were reconfigured in 1964-1965. The Thorvaldson Building opened on 6 June 1966. The annexes were removed by spring 1977.

Looking southwest as Chemistry annexes being moved; Chemistry Building in background.

Bio/Historical Note: The limitations of the original Chemistry Building became apparent with the massive influx of students at the end of World War II. The rise in enrollment put a strain on the resources of universities across the country. In response the federal government offered military surplus equipment and buildings to educational institutions at bargain prices. The University of Saskatchewan purchased nine surplus huts used at the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan airport at Dafoe, Saskatchewan, for $46,000 and joined them together to form Chemistry Annex One and Two. This “temporary” solution remained in place for two decades. The annexes were reconfigured in 1964-1965. The Thorvaldson Building opened on 6 June 1966. The annexes were removed by spring 1977.

Chemistry Building addition model.

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.