Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of the Read Family of New Castle, Delaware, later of Pennsylvania, were given to the Library of Congress by the estate of Mrs. Harmon Pumpelly Read via Charles Motisher, 1940. Additional material was acquired through gift and purchase, 1904-1990.
Transfers
Broadsides have been transferred to the Library's Rare Book and Special Collections Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Read Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.