View of residence with [John Bracken, first professor of Field Husbandry], standing beside the veranda.

Bio/Historical Note: The University of Saskatchewan built this house for the professor of Field Husbandry (Crop Science). It was situated approximately where the Memorial Union Building (MUB) is situated and was later moved to a site across from the Livestock Pavilion.

Bio/Historical Note: John Bracken (1883-1969) was born in Ellisville, Ontario, and was educated at Brockville Collegiate, the Ontario Agricultural College and at the University of Illinois. He was professor of animal husbandry at the University of Saskatchewan from 1910-1920, when he became President of the Manitoba Agricultural College. Bracken was the longest-serving Premier of Manitoba (1922–1943) and leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1942–1948).