This is the story of Philip Harding's relationship with the Acord materials that were in his care, from their rescue from the "Saint Street Studio" of James Acord, in Richland, WA, through to their (partial, majority) acquisition by the Hanford History Project, also in Richland.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Don Carver, dated 10 March 2010.
This letter concerns: (1) appreciation for a "take-home package"; (2) a trip by Acord to view an Amelia Earhart exhibition with Don Carver's daughter.
This file was last modified on 10 March 2010.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Richard Pell at Carnegie Mellon, dated 22 July 2010.
This letter concerns: (1) hope for a January or February 2011 speaking event at Carnegie Mellon [note: scheduled after his death]; (2) Pell's studies; (3) mice at the Nevada test site; (4) a drawing that Acord did based on the Nevada test site mice; (5) a Smithsonian test; (6) a future sculpture, "a monstrance for the nuclear age"; (7) anticipation for the talk in the coming year.
This file was last modified on 22 July 2010.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to "Richard" [Richard Pell] at Carnegie Mellon, dated 27 August 2010.
This letter concerns: (1) Acord's contact information; (2) some photos of mice received; (3) their birthdates coming close to critical nuclear test dates; (4) mice at the Trinity test site; (5) hope to meet again.
This file was last modified on 27 August 2010.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Carey [Young], dated 2 August 2009.
This letter concerns: (1) summer news; (2) curiosity on Carey's Detroit visit; (3) hope to write more; (4) on "a summer festival going on in Seattle this weekend and very, very noisy jet planes are flying low over the city" [The Blue Angels], with concerns for "other people on the planet hearing the same sound but it isn’t a festival."
This file was last modified on 2 August 2009.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Carey [Young], dated 26 December 2010.
This letter concerns: (1) Carey's family; (2) hope to visit London again; (3) Jim Flint's family; (4) the weather.
This file was last modified on 26 December 2010.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Carey [Young], dated 21 December 2010.
This letter concerns: (1) Carey's family; (2) confirmation of her current address; (3) hope for a call.
This file was last modified on 21 December 2010.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Carey [Young]. dated 12 October 2009.
This letter concerns: (1) the city of Detroit; (2) the Arts in London; (3) the Arts in Seattle; (4) excitement for an upcoming Halloween costume party; (5) current art efforts in drawing, tabletop transmutation of Uranium [from Fiestaware] to Plutonium using Americium, and planning a sculpture to hold the material; (6) on Carey's recent move.
This document was last modified on 12 October 2009.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Carey [Young], dated 8 August 2010.
This letter concerns: (1) encouragement for Carey to make more art, despite the economic challenges of doing so; (2) Acord's in-progress [Reliquary] sculpture, commenting on the challenges, fund-raising, and physical qualities [Uranium Oxide transmutation, etc]; (3) a talk in October that should afford an honorarium sufficient for the sculpture's costs; (4) challenges with sending attachments and a desire to share the drawings for the sculpture; (5) the hope for a visit to London, to see Carey and other friends [such as Jim Flint and family]; (6) hope that Carey has some US exhibitions that he can get to.
This file was last modified on 1 September 2010.
A .doc letter draft from James Acord to Carey Young, dated 3 December 2010.
This letter concerns: (1) praise for Carey's artwork; (2) congratulations for Carey's news; (3) Acord's joy at "being an important non-parental adult in the lives of my friend’s children"; (4) excitement for a future London visit.
This file was last modified on 13 December 2010.