Young, Leigh Jarvis (1883-1960) — also known as Leigh J. Young — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born March 31, 1883. Son of David Whitcomb Young and Mary (Jarvis) Young; married to Frances Speed Graham. Republican. University professor; mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1941-45. Died, of heart disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich., December 24, 1960. Cremated.
Correspondence, photographs, and other papers concerning his work at University of Michigan, in the Michigan Department of Conservation, and as mayor of Ann Arbor, Michigan; and seven volumes of his student notebooks on University courses in botany, economics, geology, psychology, forest engineering, entomology, forest botany, and dendrology. Correspondents include: Fred Green, Apr. 1927, William B. Mershon, Apr. 1927, Chase S. Osborn, Jan. 1927, and Gifford Pinchot, Dec. 1925.
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