George M. Trotter Papers

The George M. Trotter Papers consist primarily of election and campaign related material produced by both George Trotter and the Knox County Republican Party. Other personal items include a marriage certificate, taxes, receipts, correspondence, newspaper clippings, accounts, invitations, membership cards, programs, and publications. The marriage certificate certifies the marriage of Charles Harrison Smith and Margaret Shipe. Programs include 1913 Knoxville High School Commencement and the 1898 University of Tennessee commencement. Betting cards reveal how Knoxvillians bet on horse races in the early 20th century. Correspondence to and from George M. Trotter is either political or professional in nature. The newspaper clippings cover Trotter’s political career and election results as well as other family news, but other stories deemed significant by the Trotter family, including President Nixon’s resignation in 1974 are available. Political historians will note a large collection of Knox County Republican Party correspondence, election information, mailers, and sample ballots. Material for George Trotter’s various campaigns for tax assessor and judge. The collection also contains a vast collection of newspaper clippings, primarily related to Trotter’s political career and aspirations. Three maps, two, approximately 1910, county map of Tennessee showing population and election results, and a 1933 map of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Environs, published by Hope Brothers Jewelers, were removed to the map collection.