▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Arch er ▁Library ▁building ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁designed ▁by ▁Minor u ▁Yam as aki . ▁He ▁also ▁designed ▁the ▁other ▁initial ▁buildings ▁on ▁campus ▁and ▁ad vised ▁on ▁the ▁W asc ana ▁Centre ▁Author ity ▁in ▁this ▁capacity . ▁The ▁library ▁was ▁given ▁more ▁a est h etic ▁treatment ▁by ▁Yam as aki ▁than ▁other ▁buildings . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁house ▁ 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volumes . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁building ▁on ▁the ▁University ’ s ▁campus ▁to ▁be ▁named ▁after ▁an ▁individual . ▁It ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁dedicated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Arch er ▁ ▁Dr . ▁John ▁Hall ▁Arch er ▁was ▁first ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Regin a ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁He ▁continued ▁after ▁his ▁presiden cy ▁as ▁professor ▁of ▁Western ▁Canada ▁History . ▁ ▁" In ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁Dr . ▁Arch er ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Princi pal ▁of ▁the ▁Regin a ▁Camp us , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁S ask atch ew an . ▁He ▁held ▁positions ▁with ▁the ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Provin cial ▁Library ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Legisl ative ▁L ibr arian , ▁Ass istant ▁C ler k ▁of ▁the ▁S ask atch ew an ▁Legisl ature ▁and ▁S ask atch