Abstract The Nancy Ellen Hunt Pierce Durfee collection (1916-1990) consists of a four-page biography of Durfee (1884-1925) written by her daughter, a copy of a photo of Nancy and her first husband, George Pierce, a copy of her marriage license to her second husband, David F. Durfee, a copy of a photo of Nancy and David Durfee, and a poem about Nancy entitled "My Mother's Apron," written by Edna Durfee Maxfield.