Occupation English Professor Resting place Statesville Employer Duke University | Name Newman White Spouse(s) Marie Anne Updyke | |
Born February 3, 1892 Statesville, North Carolina Died December 6, 1948, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Books American Negro Folk-songs, An Examination of The Shelley Legend Education Duke University, Harvard University | ||
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.
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