Ledger book

Containers:
Box 12
Scope and content:

Includes handwritten math textbook in the ledger for a business (possibly a pharmacy) owned by an ancestor of Katherine Johnson (likely Thomas H. Lowe) and several documents found inside the ledger, such as letters and a handwritten story. Other names listed in this material include Abraham North Lowe and Lee Lowe.

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Parent restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access born digital materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Parent terms of access:
Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. Copyright for photographs of Katherine Johnson for Vanity Fair magazine is not owned by the West Virginia and Regional History Center. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.