Leidigh, A. H. (Arthur Henry), 1880-

Texas Technological College professor. Born August 14, 1880 in Hutchinson, Kansas. Graduated from Kansas State College with a B.S. in Agriculture in 1902. Married Mary Josephine Edwards, 1911. Supervised U.S. Department of Agriculture experiment stations in Panhandle of Texas and bred varieties of grain seed. Received M.S. from Texas A&M while serving as assistant director of Texas Agricultural Experiment Station there. Served as first dean of agriculture at Texas Tech University in 1925 to 1945. Then taught in Agronomy Department as Dean Emeritus. Died, April 30, 1955.

From the description of Papers, 1913-1948, (bulks 1913-1938, 1948). (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 25182326