Newman Ivey White

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.