Box 1

Trott family tree tracing descent from Mary Stirling; Trott family and related Perient family histories; drawing of Trott family crest; photocopies of Mabel Trott FitzSimons' letters (1931-1971) on genealogy and social topics, mentioning her view of African Americans; and research notes and letters to her regarding family genealogy.

134 pages, with transcripts from many early sources; with drawings of crests, clippings, and data on related families.

Includes clipping regarding Trott family name; research report on Trott family name from Media Research Bureau.

Photograph of 1703 summons to appear before the Court of Common Pleas signed by Nicholas Trott; with cropped image of seal; drawing of seal; with negatives of photographs.

Newspaper clippings regarding Trott family members including Chief of Justice Nicholas Trott, Charles H. Trott, Mrs. Mary Trott Jervey; with a photo of related Long family members.

Photocopies of photographs of the Neyle, Trott, and Rivers Families; with information on children of Waveland S. FitzSimons and Mabel Trott; photos of portrait of Mrs. Perient Trott of Bermuda; with photos and information on Nicholas Trott house, Cumberland Street, Charleston.

Wedding announcements of Mabel Trott to Mr. Waveland FitzSimons and Elizabeth Flaspoehler to Mr. Joseph Trott III; envelope of Joe Trott.

Social correspondence, primarily greeting cards, from Trott relatives Kitty and Will Zuill residing in Barbados.

Photocopies of correspondence from a child's camp, with photocopy of a WWI era hand-drawn cartoon of camp life.

Photocopies of letters of acceptance and scholarship (1898) to the Citadel by Waveland FitzSimons, mostly personal correspondence (1932-1969) of his wife, Mabel Trott FitzSimons and photocopies of images of their children.