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Album containing postcards from the Channel Islands.

Owned by Thora also includes note on how to wash clothing woollen things, silk

Childhood diary belonging to Theodora Trench. The diary dates from the year of her mother Dora's death and as such much of the diary is concerned with this loss.

Regarding her mother eight year old Theodora writes ''Mother's book, mother's birthe (sic) 27th August Mother's last present to Sheelah a book called Robin food. Mother's last present to Thora a child's bible. Mother died Apreal (sic) 7th 1899. The things which mother gave me to work basket a braslet (sic), and a lot moor (sic) things.'

File relating to the sale of pictures and works of art by Christies. Includes letter from Anthony Phillips of Christies 27 June 1969 stating silver arrived safely. Also a bundle of letters from Jack Temple, House of Commons, London regarding the transport of items for sale and insurance.

File of Christmas cards, Easter Cards, Birthday Cards and get well soon cards sent to the Trench family.
The majority of the cards were sent to Theodora Trench.

This subseries contains correspondence belonging to Henry Trench, Benjamin Bloomfield Trench, Dora Trench (née Turnor), Theodora Trench and the extended Trench family. The subseries contains letters sent by Sheelah Trench to Theodora Trench; letters sent to Sheelah have been placed with series 8 along with letters concerning her husband Langlois Lefroy.

The letters within this series cover a wide variety of topics and events. Dora Trench and her daughter Theodora cover mainly personal events of significance such as their travelling and family milestones. Theodora's letters also briefly cover her experience as an ambulance driver during the First World War with the Voluntary Aid Detachment. Benjamin Bloomfield Trench's and Henry Trench's letters concern mostly business topics such as rent collection and trespassing. However they too occasionally touch upon personal topics such as the death of Dora Trench.

This series contains files of correspondence relating to Sheelah Trench and Langlois Lefrois.

For much of their lives Dora Trench and Bertha Turnor spent their time traveling separately to places such as Cuba, Mexico, and Scandinavia. This sub-series contains letters recording their experiences, life events and well wishes for each other.

This series contains photographs of country estates visited by the Trench family such as Carriglas and Castlehoward.

Handwritten book which documents local remedies for illnesses picked up by animals. Examples include Lawrence Kelly's cure for the scab, Mr Dillion’s salve for lambs and recipe for the black leg.