Circa. 1870s-1891. Including a cabinet card portrait of Read (ca. 1870s) from the Geo. H. Leck photography studio (Lawrence, Massachusetts); Read's copy of "Incandescent Wiring Hand-Book" (1891) with his ownership signature and stamp on title-page; 6 pp. notes, presumably from Read's notebook; one letter from Joseph Sacco-Albanese to Read with original postal envelope; and one additional postal envelope addressed to Read.