This collection documents the activities of Nancy Florence (1935-2015). It contains personal materials, including student work and biographical information. This collection also contains materials documenting Florence’s career as an architect and founder of The Design Collaborative by representing business records, architectural drawings, design sketches, correspondences, clippings, photographs, and material catalogs related to several residential projects. Her major projects include Edgewater Residence in Blaine County, ID, Cummings Remodel in Portola Valley, CA and Shapiro Residence in Sun Valley, ID. In addition, class lecture notes, competition information, promotional materials, a wooden trusses model, and assignments from coursework at UC Berkeley and the Women’s School of Planning and Architecture (WSPA) are included. In addition, the collection includes office records such as financial and administrative documents.