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William Condry Papers, File English
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Scotland

The file includes an itinerary on a loose sheet, two small notebooks containing a natural history diary of the visit, 1969, lists of Scottish plants and birds, deleted notes on Wales and wildlife, a letter, 1969, addressed to Cecil [Lambourne], regarding the best sites in Scotland for wild plants and birds, and other correspondence, 1975, about a friend's birdwatching holiday, and management plans for six Scottish national nature reserves.

Lambourne, Cecil, ca.1920-1990

School reports

The file consists of school reports from the George Dixon Council Secondary School, which Condry attended from the ages of 11 to 18, with a letter from the education committee, 1932.

Ronald Lockley

The file is a press release by Dyfed Wildlife Trust reporting the award of the Union Medal of the British Ornithologists' Union to Ronald Lockley, and describing his services to ornithology, his life on Skokholm, his writing career and his eventual move to New Zealand.

'Roman Road' (Wroxeter to Trawsgoed)

The file includes a handwritten list of appropriate vocabulary, notes on the Roman road's appearance, route, landmarks, archaeology and local history studies, letters from J. M. Lewis, 1960, and C. E. Vaughan Owen, 1960, printed leaflets about Wroxeter and a copy of an article by Condry, published 1961.

Reviews of William Condry's publications

The file comprises occasional complete journals, but mainly press cuttings and photocopies of reviews of fourteen of Condry's publications, and includes letters of appreciation from Buckingham Palace, 1981, Trevor Fishlock, 1992, Morrey [Salmon], 1981, Lady White, 1981, Irene ('Benjamin') Vaughan, 1981, and Jeffery Boswall, 1995

Fishlock, Trevor, 1941-

Reviews by William Condry

The file comprises mainly typescripts, with occasional manuscript drafts and finished printed versions, of reviews by Condry of publications about African and British wildlife, Snowdonia, gardening, woodlands, forestry, literature and motoring in Wales. Some of the more significant authors include George Adamson, Wynford Vaughan-Thomas and Ronald Lockley.

Peter Crow

The file consists of handwritten notes, entitled 'Peter Crow and his Syrphids', describing the late North Wales entomologist's interest in hover-flies.

Out of Doors

The file comprises a television script, to which Condry contributed a section on wildlife in Wales.

Other memorials and tributes

The file comprises: a brief article by Penny Condry, 1999, recording that three hornbeams had been planted in her husband's memory at Ynys-hir RSPB reserve; dedication of a booklet recording the recoveries of birds ringed by Bardsey Observatory; an appreciative acknowledgement by Penguin Collectors' Society; a note recording the dedication of a birdwatching hide and additional land at Ynys-hir to the memory of William Condry; and further tributes to his life's achievements, 2002-2020.

'Offa's Dyke'

The file comprises a newsletter, 1995, containing an article of Condry's which the Offa's Dyke Association had previously obtained his permission to reprint, together with related information leaflets and visitor guides.

Obituaries and letters of condolence

The file consists of typed, printed and photocopied versions of obituaries, several of them acompanied by letters of condolence to Penny Condry; two of the articles are by Arthur Chater, 1998, 1999; other authors and correspondents include Dyfed Elis-Gruffydd, editor of Gomer Press, 1998, and Dafydd Davies, 1998; also included is a programme for the memorial service celebrating the life of William Condry, held at Y Tabernacl, Machynlleth, in July 1998.

Notes

The file consists of handwritten and typed notes on naturalist A. G. Tansley and North Wales Naturalists' Trust members, Harold and Gertrude Armfield, and a handwritten plant list.

Notes

The file consists of handwritten lists of photographs and slides of African birds, animals, insects, plants, trees, maps and landscapes, memos, notes of suggestions made by the publishers, and a note, with sketch, on the identification of a particular bird.

Newspaper articles

The file consists of articles from American newspapers, covering all aspects of Thoreau's life and activities of the Thoreau Society, some of the more notable topics being the opening of a Thoreau Lyceum, Condry's address to the Society in July 1981, a reprint of a newspaper article which he wrote about Walden and Concord, August 1981, his meeting with Lillian Lund Files, the bluebird expert, the controversial contribution of Don Henley to the Walden Woods Project, the preservation of Thoreau's birthplace, and the death of Walter Harding, founder of the Society.

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