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File of letters from Dora Trench to Bertha .
In the letters Dora describes her travels across Sweden and Norway with Benjamin Bloomfield Trench. Dora expresses her astonishment that English people do not visit countries such as Norway and her joy at seeing natural phenomena such as the fjords.

Two letters from Bertha Turnor to Dora Trench.

In the letters she expresses concern about Dora , 'it was a great relief to hear you were better at this new place & i do trust it will continue. i have regretted much that i did not go with you, however by this new plan of Bennie's you will be well taken care of & not left alone at all'

Letters sent by and sent to Theodora Trench from 1913 until 1917.

During this Theodora volunteered with the Red Cross as a Chauffeuse and as such the file contains letter relating to this. Examples include two 1916 letters from the Royal Automobile Club regarding driving tests and a 1916 letter from the Red Cross Voluntary aid detachment informing members of their latest activities.

The file also includes a copy of a letter from Moscow dated Oct 9th 1917. The letter discusses the increasing difficulty faced by those who wish to travel, 'It is no easy matter to get to Petrograd now-a-days; one has first to get permission from the commissaire of the town here and then get a ticket, and it is by no means easy to get either. , but got there at 12.10, and found the place shut'. The letter also discusses the hostility within society 'They seem to be taken by a sort of wave of madness, which brings out all the brute in them'.

Letters to and from Theodora Trench between 1918 and 1922.
The majority of the letters were sent by Sheelah Trench.The letters cover a wide variety of topics.

One reoccurring theme throughout the letters are Sheelah's concerns over the 'Sinn Feiners' actions in Ireland. A letter dated Easter Sunday 1920 elaborates further, 'We hear that the Moneygall Police Barrack has been burnt down, besides Dunkevin, Ballacymackey and many other. That, and destroying Income Tax and other Government Offices, seems to have been the Sinn Feiners game for Easter Monday'.

Sheelah also includes letters and newspaper clippings that she believes may be of interest to Theodora. One such letter dated 24 February 1920 from Mr Hill, P.O.W Staff, Famagusta Cyprus to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench describes his experience working at a Prisoner of War camp in Cyprus and working alongside Irish soldiers.

Letters sent to Theodora Trench between 1943 and 1947. The letters are a mixture of personal and business matters.

Included in the file is a 1945 letter from Haddie, Florence in which she passes on her thanks to Sheelah Trench for helping to locate her brother who had a bomb drop on his house.
1946 Business and personal letters sent to Theodora Trench in 1946. Includes a letter from Josephine Flanagan regarding the sale of a cockerel and a letter from Sheelah Lefroy sending birthday wishes.
1947 Letters sent to Theodora Trench in 1947. The letters are a mixture of pleasure and business. Topics covered include importing coal through Dublin General steam shipping and purchasing chicks from P Flanagan.

Files of letters received by Theodora Trench from 1953 until 1957.

The majority of the letters were sent by Sheelah Lefroy and covered topics such as arranging meetings, her Langlois' health, birthday wishes and Sheelah's attempt to straighten the main road. In 1957 Sheelah discusses her husband's heart attack which eventually led to his death.

The letters in the file include a reference for Mr. Yeats from W. Y Chisholm, Estate office, Athy Street, Carlow; a reference for Alexander Gamage, from C. Howard Bury managing director of the Charleville estate company and a letter from Jacqueline [?] regarding her move to Greece, her new apartment and her child. Other letters within the file include a letter from the Department of Education regarding the appointment of Mrs Harton as temporary school principal and a letter from Derick [?], Falla Street, Paraparaumu Beach, New Zealand.

Letters sent to Theodora Trench between 1967 and 1972. The file includes a variety of letters.

Examples include two letters from Debrett regarding corrections and amendments to Trench pedigree that will be publish in their 1969/1970 and 1973/1974 editions. The file also includes a letter dated 13 September 1969 from H.C.R, Moneygall, Co. Tipperary which praises the tarmac drive put down by Delaney which cost £540.

Hodges, Figgis and Co., Nassau Street, Dublin.
The General Electrical Repair Depot, 19 Sarsfield Street, Nenagh.
Grimsby fish stores, Limerick
William Fogarty, general hardware merchant, 7 Kenyon street, Nenagh.
Eason & Son, ltd, 40-41 Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin.

Two prescriptions belonging to Theodora Trench from P. Bolton, 5 Sussex place, South Kensington, Londonand T. Howard Craine, 11 Bute Street, South Kensington.

Two diaries which belonged to Benjamin Bloomfield Trench. The diaries were used to record appointments, social gatherings and the weather.

By 1926 Benjamin grew too ill continue to too ill to continue his diary. The entry regarding his death on 24 January 1926 has been written by another hand.

Blank diary from the New Zealand Shipping Company sent to Theodora Trench. The diary was sent as a new years gift to soliders and service staff during World War One.