Mira Edgerly Korzybska papers, ca.1850-1960.
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Hayakawa, S. I. (Samuel Ichiyé), 1906-1992
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Samuel Ichiye Hayakawa (July 18, 1906 – February 27, 1992) was a Canadian-born American academic and politician. A linguist, psychologist, semanticist, teacher, professor, and author by trade, he served as president of San Francisco State University from 1968 to 1973 and then as U.S. Senator from California from 1977 to 1983. Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Hayakawa was educated in the public schools of Calgary, Alberta, and Winnipeg, Manitoba before earning a B.A. from the University of...
Macdonald, Dwight
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Korzybska, Mira Edgerly, 1872-1954.
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Painter of portraits on ivory. She was a self-taught artist whose career as a successful and sought after portraitist took her from San Francisco to New York, London, Washington, Latin America, and Chicago. In 1919, she married Alfred Korzybski, 1879-1950 (q.v.), and worked with him tyo develop and promote his theories of General Semantics. From the description of Mira Edgerly Korzybska papers, ca.1850-1960. (Columbia University In the City of New York). Worl...
Korzybski, Alfred, 1879-1950
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Johnson, Burges, 1877-1963
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Horney, Karen, 1885-1952
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Genthe, Arnold, 1869-1942
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German-born American photographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to [Isadora Duncan], [1915 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501196416 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to [Isadora Duncan], Tuesday [ca. 1915]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 501196335 Photographer and pioneer in dance photography. From the description of Correspondence and writings, 1928-1942. (New York Public Library). Worl...
Toklas, Alice B., 1877-1967
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Toklas was a writer and companion to Gertrude Stein. From the guide to the Alice B. Toklas letters to William Alfred, 1951-1961., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Biographical Note Alice B. Toklas (1877-1967) was an author and the life partner of Gertrude Stein. Don Frank is the son of one of Toklas' childhood friends. After his service in the armed forces, he met Toklas in Europe. ...
