Camille Lucie Nickerson (March 30, 1888 – April 27, 1982) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, collector, and Howard University professor from 1926 to 1962.

[2] Nickerson taught at her father's school in New Orleans as a young woman, and played organ and piano recitals in Black churches.

[6] In 1926, Nickerson accepted an invitation to serve as professor of music at Howard University, where she taught piano, pipe organ, and methods of teaching.

[1] During the 1930s and into the 1950s[8] she toured the United States as "The Louisiana Lady",[9][10] singing creole songs and dressed in a series of ruffled gowns to evoke New Orleans history.

Tulane University's Hogan Jazz Archive holds some papers from Nickerson's New Orleans years.