Hewitt L. Ballowe papers, 1818-1951 | Louisiana Research Collection

Scope and Contents: Dr. Hewitt L. Ballowe was a physician and folklorist from Buras and Diamond, Louisiana. The collection consists of Ballowe's correspondence, a large number of handwritten and typewritten drafts of his books, newspaper clippings, bills and receipts, certificates, genealogy, a photograph, and a scrapbook containing William L. Shirer's Berlin Diaries in newspaper clippings. Most of the correspondence is with Dr. R. Matas, M.M. Wilkerson of Louisiana State University Press, the Louisiana Historical Society, and Guy Lyle of the Louisiana State University Library.