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Hayakawa, S. I. (Samuel Ichiyé), 1906-1992

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Biography

S.I. Hayakawa, Canadian-born of Japanese parents, emigrated to the U.S. and became a naturalized citizen. He joined the IIT faculty for nearly a decade from 1939-1947 where he taught English and became a leading semanticist. From 1939-1943, he was an assistant professor in the English department. In 1943, Hayakawa was promoted to associate professor status. This was during a period when Japanese internment due to the war was taking place. Also during his time in Chicago, Hayakawa served as a columnist for the Chicago Defender, specifically from 1942-1947. On leaving IIT, Hayakawa moved to California where he eventually entered politics and became a U.S. senator. He was recognized for his contributions to IIT in 1980, when he was inducted into the IIT Hall of Fame.

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Mies van der Rohe memorandum, 1945

 Collection
Identifier: 006.06.03
Description of the Collection Memo dated Sept. 18, 1945 to "Professor Ludwig Mies van der Rohe" from S. I. Hayakawa. Concerns a request from COOP magazine for architectural photos to be used in an upcoming article. Typed, unsigned memo is the copy sent to Frank Wheeler in Illinois Institute of Technology's News Bureau with a hand written note by Hayakawa (signed "Don") to Wheeler appended. Both S. I. Hayakawa and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe were faculty members of Illinois Institute of Technology when the memo was...
Dates: 1945

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