The Philip Harding Collection (Part A)

By demiraven , 16 October 2026
Current Steward
Past Stewards
Extent
Approximately 12' of shelf space [boxed materials], and 20 square feet of floor space [five file cabinets]
Scope and Content
This includes: (1) a 4-drawer metal filing cabinet filled with James Acord's files; (2) a 4-drawer metal filing cabinets filled with James Acord's files; (3) a 4-drawer metal filing cabinets filled with James Acord's files; (4) a 5-drawer metal filing cabinets filled with James Acord's files; (5) one 3-drawer metal filing cabinet filled with James Acord's files; (6) "Small Box #12," a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; (7) a white banker's box of slides; (8) a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; (9) a flat [~3" high] brown box; (10) a flat [~3" high] brown box; (11) "Acord Small Sketchbooks," a flat [~3" high] brown box; (12) "Jim Notebooks," a short [~6" high] brown box; (13) "Small Box #4," a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; (14) "Small Box #2," a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; (15) "Small Box #5," a "medium" size labeled brown moving box, (16) "Acord," a flat [~2" high] white box; (17) "Mixed Photos," a flat [~3" high] brown box; (18) "Small Box 14," a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; (19) "1990," a white banker's box with a grid pattern design; (20) "Small Box #13," a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; (21) "Small Box #15," a white banker's box with a grid pattern design and "WKing Books" written on the front; (22) a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; (23) a "medium" size labeled brown moving box [with scrapbooks, photo albums, and letters]; (24) a "medium" size labeled brown moving box; and (25+) assorted loose items.
Additionally, Philip Harding took a digital photographic inventory of the materials, including some retained materials; this digital overview is included in this collection.
Conditions Governing Access
Public
Notes
This constitutes a portion of the contents of James Acord's belongings from the Hanford Nuclear Sculpture Works, the "Saint Street Studio" at 1970 Saint Street, Richland, WA, received upon Acord's departure to Seattle. This portion was acquired from Philip Harding in 2025 by the Hanford History Porject.
Philip Harding [as of 2026] retains a portion of the collection, including artwork, and Acord's book collection.
Prefix
PHA