James Franklin Leisy

Background

Leisy, James Franklin was born on March 21, 1927 in Normal, Illinois, United States. Son of Ernest Erwin and Elva (Krehbiel) Leisy.

Education

Bachelor of Business Administration, Southern Methodist University, 1949.

Career

Field representative, then editor, Prentice-Hall, Inc., New York City, 1949-1954; editor, Allyn & Bacon, Inc., Boston, 1954-1956; founder, executive editor, Wadsworth Public Company, Inc., San Francisco, 1956-1959; vice president, Wadsworth Public Company, Inc., San Francisco, 1959-1960; president, Wadsworth Public Company, Inc., San Francisco, 1960-1977; chairman, chief Executive officer, Wadsworth Public Company, Inc., San Francisco, 1977-1985. Deputy chairman International Thomson Organisation, Inc., 1978-1985. Founder, chairman Science Books International, Inc., 1981-1983.

Founder, chairman Linguistics International, Inc., 1983-1985. Board directors Mayfield Public Company, Inc., Franklin, Beedleand Associations, Carroll Public Company, Scott/Jones, Inc.

Achievements

• James Franklin Leisy has been listed as a noteworthy Publisher by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • The Folk Song Abecedary: A Living Tradition of Songs, From Ballads to Blues to B

    (Vintage hardback book; music history.)

  • Good Times Songbook: 160 Songs for Informal Singing

    (Book by James Leisy)

  • Folk Song Fest

    (1964)

  • Folk Song Fest. Songs and ideas for performance artistry ... Folk songs/ballads/blues and blue grass
  • The Good Times Songbook: 160 Songs for Informal Singing, Singer's Edition
  • Scrooge. A musical play in two acts based on Charles Dickens' " A Christmas Carol " . Book, lyrics and music by James Leisy. Arranged for s. a. b. voices ... James Lambert ... Vocal score with dialogue
  • The folk song abecedary,
  • The Folk Song Abecedary. Musical Autobiography By Alfredo Seville

Membership

Board of directors Bethel College, Center Entrepreneurial Development, University of California-Santa Cruz. Board directors, member Executive Committee California Council for Economics Education, 1968-1971. Member deans council School Business California State University, San Jose.

Member National.UN Day Committee, 1978. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1945-1946. Member Young President's Organisation (board directors 1970-1973), Association American Publications (board directors 1982-1985), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, Southern Methodist U. Alumni Association (board directors 1965-1970), Chief Executives Organisation, World Business Council, Bohemian Club, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Phi Omega, Alpha Kappa Psi (national chairman song committee 1963-1971), Kappa Alpha.

Connections

Married Emily Ruth McQueen, June 8, 1949. Children: James Franklin, Scot, Rebecca.

Father:

Ernest Erwin Leisy

Mother:

Elva (Krehbiel) Leisy

Spouse:

Emily Ruth McQueen

child:

Rebecca Leisy

child:

Scot Leisy

child:

James Franklin Leisy