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]

Newman Ivey White
Born	February 3, 1892 Statesville, North Carolina
Died	December 6, 1948(1948-12-06) (aged 56) Cambridge, Massachusetts
Resting place	Statesville, North Carolina
Education	Trinity College of Duke University, Harvard
Occupation	English Professor
Employer	Duke University
Spouse	Marie Anne Updyke

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

1. Newman I. White papers, 1915-1948. August 2, 1915 – via Find.library.duke.edu.
2. Giles Oakley (1997). The Devil's Music. Da Capo Press. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-306-80743-5.

References

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