Arts-Commerce-Law Complex Building - Exterior
- S-492
- Stuk
- [ca. 1969]
View as seen from the Thorvaldson Building; curved pathway in foreground.
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Arts-Commerce-Law Complex Building - Exterior
View as seen from the Thorvaldson Building; curved pathway in foreground.
Dr. John Postlethwaite - In Lab
Note on back of photograph: "Dr. John Postlethwaite, Associate Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, uses electro-chemical apparatus to measure corrosion rates in a section of iron pipe carrying potash in water. The pipe under study is in a flow loop which also contains transparent sections so that interior conditions can be observed." In Thorvaldson lab.
Bio/Historical Note: Dr. John Postlethwaite was on the faculty of Chemical Engineering from 1975-1983.
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 - Exterior
Students walking to entrance of Thorvaldson Building; bushes in foreground.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Looking north at Thorvaldson Building with addition at left.
Dr. Choi C. (Chuck) Lee, professor, Department of Chemistry, stands next to a desk in the Thorvaldson Building.
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 - Interior
Series of photographs of the Thorvaldson lecture hall at Room 271 and its asbestos ceiling with its many paper airplanes.
Thorvaldson Building - Exterior
Summer scene of the front entrance with a few bikes and students in foreground.
Looking northeast from top of Arts Tower with Thorvaldson Building in foreground. Newly-completed Agriculture Building in background.
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.