Newman Ivey White
Newman Ivey White | |
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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(s) | 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. 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.** 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
- Preliminary Inventory of the Newman Ivey White Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
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