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The file includes observations on the topography and wildlife of several sites in Cardiganshire and Anglesey, and notes on pioneer botanists, especially William Bingley and Edward Lhuyd.

The file consists of the deleted draft of an article denouncing an hydro-electric pipeline on Snowdon and a simile describing garden plants.

The file comprises letters from Ray [Perry], containing humour, sightings of mammals, birds and nests, with occasional relevant press articles, tedium of the War, pressures on conscientious objectors, identification of trees, plants and fungi, birdwatching expeditions to Wales, career worries, personal philosophies, forestry work, mutual acqaintances, Condry's intention to become a school teacher, lyrical descriptions of Cornwall, Merionethshire and other rural areas, literary allusions, especially to Richard Jefferies and Henry Williamson, with occasional sketches and manuscript and typed versions of an essay by Perry, entitled 'Short-eared Owl'

The file comprises letters from correspondents who include Morrey Salmon, 1977, regarding a complimentary copy of a booklet sent to Condry, news of red kites and peregrines, and a meeting of the Kite Committee; H[arold Wright], (postmark 1947), concerning curlews; and Irene (`Benjamin') Vaughan, 1981, relating humorous anecdotes

The file comprises letters to Condry from unidentified correspondents

The file comprises letters regarding a book by Rev. G. Philip Leedal, geologist, priest and botanist, who specialised in the natural history of Tanzania and the mountain flowers of Tanzania, his obituary, together with a later letter from John and Rita Leedal 1995, concerning mountain ferns and the obituary.

The series consists of lists, notes, occasional sketches and correspondence concerning photographs and slides used to illustrate some of Condry's books, mainly Birds and Wild Africa.

The file consists of letters mainly about the habits and the identification, from photographs, of particular African insects, birds and plants, including a letter from [Desmond] Vesey-[Fitzgerald], 1966; other letters concern the illustrations for World of a Mountain, photographs of Ynys-hir and portraits of the author for a photographic reference library.

The file comprises private correspondence to Condry, 1952, 1982 and 1985, and the draft of a letter from him, 1987, recalling the help received when writing his book on Thoreau, a transcript of his lecture, printed in the Thoreau Society Bulletin, 1981, press and magazine cuttings, which include the 'Country Diary' article written after his visit to Concord.

The file includes eight small notebooks, containing a diary of the first African trip, 1963-1964, remarking on the work of Mary Richards and Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald, detailed notes on the area of Rukwa, with ideas for chapters in Condry's forthcoming African book, Penny Condry's diary for the end of 1963, and camera notes, a typed itinerary for Condry's visit to East Africa in July 1967, brief notes on species seen and photographs required, bird lists, and loose notes on Arusha, describing its designation as a national park and the involvement of Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald; Condry's diaries of his trip to Arusha, 1971, with a further diary in a different hand, possibly by Vesey-Fitzgerald, covering 1971-1974.

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.

The file consists of a diary of the holiday in Switzerland, 1956, written on loose ring-binder pages and it includes the description of a visit to the Swiss National Park, with additional notes on loose index cards relating to its origins, places of historical and scenic interest, pine trees, distribution of brown bears, and reminders referring to Condry's diary.

The series consists of Condry's secondary school reports, 1929-1936, a university certificate, 1980, with related letters, 1979-1981, and his application as a conscientious objector, 1939-1940.

The file consists of a certificate for the degree of honorary MSc, awarded to Condry in July 1980 by the University of Wales for his lifetime's study of wildlife, accompanied by a translation and explanatory letter; and a second folder of related and congratulatory letters, with a copy of the addresses of presentation, 1979-1981.

The file comprises offprints, press and magazine articles published during Condry's lifetime, describing his early years, upbringing, education, professional career, literary activities, services to conservation and attitude to natural history.

Letters, obituaries and articles relating to William Condry which appear to have been accumulated by David Saunders of the Dyfed Wildlife Trust, as indicated by a covering letter, 2015. They include a letter by William Condry to Elwyn Hughes, 1955, and letters between Condry and David Saunders, 1991-1997, mainly about the publication of articles in various wildlife journals. The remainder of the file comprises correspondence of David Saunders with Penny Condry, Jack Davies, Dafydd Davies and Arthur Chater, in connection with the obituary of William Condry by Arthur Chater, published in ‘Wildlife’, September 1998 (present in file), together with a brief article on Condry’s retirement, 1982, and further obituaries, mostly in Wildlife Trust publications, 1998-1999.