Newman Ivey White American Folklorist
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| First Name |
Newman
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| Middle Name |
Ivey
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| Last Name |
White
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| Birthday |
3rd February, 1892
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| Birthplace |
Statesville, North Carolina
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| Died |
6th December, 1948
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| Place of Death |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| Buried |
Statesville, North Carolina
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
English Professor
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| Occupation |
Folklorist
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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. 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.
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