Newman Ivey White

Newman Ivey White
Born	February 3, 1892 Statesville, North Carolina
Died	December 6, 1948 Cambridge, Massachusetts
Resting place	Statesville, North Carolina
Education	Trinity College of Duke University, Harvard
Occupation	English Professor
Employer	Duke University
Spouse	Marie Anne Updyke

Newman Ivey White (1892-1948) was a professor of English at Duke University. He was born February 3, 1892 in Statesville, North Carolina, the town in which Tom Dooley was tried, convicted, and executed. He was a noted Shelley scholar, as well as a collector of American folklore, including folk songs and Duke limericks. A professorship at Duke has been named in his honor.

Publications

• An Anthology of Verse by American Negroes 1924
• American Negro Folk Songs 1928
• Shelley 1940
• Portrait of Shelley 1945

Biography and Sources

Newman Ivey White Collection at Duke University. [1]

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Name	White, Newman Ivey
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Date of birth	February 3, 1892
Place of birth	Statesville, North Carolina
Date of death	December 6, 1948
Place of death	Cambridge, Massachusetts