Newman Ivey White

Newman Ivey White (February 3, 1892 – December 6, 1948) was an American professor of English at Duke University. He was born in Statesville, North Carolina, United States. He was a noted Shelley scholar, as well as a collector of American folklore, including folk songs and Duke limericks. He served as Professor of English at Trinity College and Duke University from 1919 to 1948.^[1] He wrote American Negro Folk Songs (1928) and in it he quoted a work song, sung by laborers in Augusta, Georgia, which mentioned the notorious Judge Fogarty. White also recalled hearing a version in Statesville, North Carolina in 1903.^[2]

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

References[]

References[]

• Preliminary Inventory of the Newman Ivey White Papers, University Archives, Duke University.

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