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Cymorth chwilio | Finding Aid - William Condry Papers, (GB 0210WMCOND)

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William Condry Papers,

- Tudalen | Page 2 -

Tabl cynnwys | Table of contents

Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information .............................................................................................. 3

Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history | Biographical sketch ......................... 3

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content .......................................................................................................... 5

Trefniant | Arrangement .................................................................................................................................. 5

Nodiadau | Notes ............................................................................................................................................. 5

Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points ............................................................................................................... 6

Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions ............................................................................................................ 6

GB 0210 WMCOND William Condry Papers,

Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Tudalen | Page 3

Gwybodaeth grynodeb | Summary information

Lleoliad | Repository: Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales

Teitl | Title: William Condry Papers,

ID: GB 0210 WMCOND

Virtua system controlnumber [alternative]:

vtls004029484

GEAC system controlnumber [alternative]:

(WlAbNL)0000029484

Dyddiad | Date: [?1825], 1928-2016 (accumulated 1928-2016) (dyddiad creu | date ofcreation)

Disgrifiad ffisegol |Physical description:

0.730 cubic metres (37 boxes)

Dyddiadau creu,golygu a dileu | Dates

of creation, revisionand deletion:

Nodyn | Note[generalNote]: The dates of creation exceed Condry's life span, since the papers

include items such as obituaries and letters of condolence to hiswidow, following his death in 1998.

Hanes gweinyddol / Braslun bywgraffyddol | Administrative history |Biographical sketch

Nodyn | Note

William Moreton Condry was a naturalist and writer who lived and worked in West Wales from about1946 until his death in 1998. He was born in Birmingham on 1 March 1918. His father was a craftsmanjeweller - a diamond setter - who took a great interest in politics, being a pacifist and a member ofthe Independent Labour Party, and both his parents were 'Clarionites', so named after the paper runby the socialist Robert Blatchford. Following his primary and grammar school education, he attendedBirmingham University, graduating in 1939 in French, Latin and History, and obtaining a teachingcertificate a year later. He spent the Second World War as a conscientious objector, working in forestryin Herefordshire, before graduating in French at London University in 1945. Some years later he pursuedhis interest in French, researching Andre Gide at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and obtaining aMaster's degree in 1951.Condry' s connections with Wales and his interest in the countryside began at an early age through familyholidays in remote parts of the Merionethshire coastal district and Cader Idris. During his school days



he developed an increasing fascination with ornithology and natural history, an enthusiasm shared byhis friend, Harold Wright, with whom he surveyed the birds of North Worcestershire, and undertookexplorations by bicycle of the remote upland regions of Powys. It was in Wales that he met his futurewife, Penny, who was warden of the Nanmor Youth Hostel in Snowdonia. The couple married in 1946and lived successively near Ponterwyd, at Tal-y-bont, at Glygyrog-ddu between Aberdyfi and Pennal,in Cwm Einion and finally at Eglwys-fach near Machynlleth. After a season as youth hostel wardens,they became involved in the work of the farmer and writer, Ronald Lockley, who was one of the foundersof the West Wales Field Society (later the West Wales Wildlife Trust), and early in 1947 they assistedwith the establishing of the Field Studies Council Centre at Dale Fort. Later in the same year, Condryconducted a survey of upland birds in mid-Wales and wrote a paper on his findings for a scientific journal,The Naturalist.In 1949 he embarked on a ten year teaching career at Lapley Grange, Eglwys-fach, but he continued topursue his wildlife interests in addition to his school work. From 1947 to 1956 he was the nature wardenfor mid-Wales and edited the West Wales Field Society's Field Notes. As a progression of that work,in 1955 he became one of the co-editors of Nature in Wales, the journal of the West Wales Naturalists'Trust. He and his wife, with others, expressed a particular commitment to the preservation of the RedKite, becoming members of the newly formed Kite Committee in 1949. In 1953 he was involved withsetting up the Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory, in which he maintained an interest for the rest of hislife, being honorary secretary for eight years, then president, and finally, in 1990, honorary life president.His contributions to bird protection in Wales were acknowledged when, in 1965, he was awarded theRSPB Silver Medal. Towards the end of the 1950's, William and Penny Condry were invited to live atYnys Edwin, one of the Ynys-hir estate cottages, by the owner, Hubert Mappin, who was dedicated tothe cause of nature conservation. Following Mappin's death, the estate was purchased by the RSPB andCondry became its first warden in 1969. In recognition of his work he was awarded an honorary MSc.by the University of Wales in 1980. In addition to his activities in the field, he was engaged in extensivelecturing, broadcasting, committee work and literary pursuits.Over a period of many years he was a member of numerous societies and committees, including theBritish Trust for Ornithology (being the representative for Cardiganshire for several years), MerionethReserves Committee of the North Wales Naturalists' Trust, the Nature Conservancy Committee for Wales,the Executive Committee of the Council for Nature, the Education Sub-committee of the Prince of WalesConservation Committee, Montgomeryshire Field Society, the Council for the Protection of Rural Walesand the National Trust.From his youth William Condry kept a series of nature diaries in which he recorded his observations,and throughout his career he continued to write, producing a large quantity of books and articles,often illustrated with his own photographs. His first book, Thoreau, was published in Witherby'sGreat Naturalists series in 1954. Other works of which he was sole or co-author include The Birds ofCardiganshire (West Wales Naturalists' Trust 1966), The Snowdonia National Park (Collins 1966), Birdsand Wild Africa (Collins 1967), Exploring Wales (Faber 1970), Pathway to the Wild (Faber 1975), TheWorld of a Mountain (Faber 1977), The Natural History of Wales (Collins 1981), Snowdonia (David& Charles 1987), The National Trust, Wales (Gomer 1991), Wildlife in our Welsh Parish (Eglwys-fach Women's Institute 1993), A Welsh Country Diary (Gomer 1993), `The Vertebrate Animals ofCardiganshire' in the Cardiganshire County History Vol. I (University of Wales Press, Cardiff 1994),Wildlife, My Life (Gomer 1995), Welsh Country Essays (Gomer 1996) and Wildlife Safari, the Lifeof Mary Richards (published postumously by Gomer, 1998). He wrote widely on conservation, and theWelsh landscape for magazines such as Country Life, and he was greatly renowned for his `CountryDiaries' which were published regularly in the Guardian between 1957 and 1998. Further areas of research



included local history and the work of other naturalists, both past and contemporary, including E. H. T.Bible, whose nature diaries he acquired.William Condry died in Morriston hospital on 30 May 1998.

Hanes Gwarchodol | Custodial history

Following the initial transfer of William Condry's papers in 1998, Penny Condry has added some papersto the archive, such as tributes and reviews of some of his books, which were published after his death.

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content

Natural history diaries, 1935-1998, field notes, 1952-1994, typescript and published articles, 1947-1998,notes and correspondence relating to his books, 1933-1998, and to various natural history and historicalsubjects, card indexes, 1930-1998, and printed pamphlets, papers and books relating to Henry Thoreau,1943-1999. There are several files of general personal correspondence, 1938-2016, including letters fromR.S. Thomas. Inevitably, there are considerable overlaps between the various subsections of the archive,since Condry's interests, professional duties and literary activities were inextricably linked. Additionalcorrespondence and papers, 1948-2015, including the file of letters from R. S. Thomas and his wife Elsi,1968-1998, were transferred to NLW in December 2015; a further letter, [c. 1946], by William Condry toRay Perry, was donated in January 2016; and a letter by Condry to his niece, Christine Demmar, enclosinga story about a pet jackdaw, was donated in August 2016.

Nodiadau | Notes

Nodiadau teitl | Title notes

Ffynhonnell | Immediate source of acquisition

Donated by his widow Mrs Penny Condry, Eglwysfach, Machynlleth, in November 1998, followedby several small donations, 1999-2016, including the file of letters from R. S. Thomas and his wifeElsi, 1968-1998; An index to the field notebooks (RT3) was compiled by Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan,Brynafan, nr Aberystwyth, and donated in December 2013; $$e A1998/137.Mrs Penny Condry; Eglwysfach, Machynlleth; Donation; December 2015Mrs Penny Condry; Eglwysfach, Machynlleth; Donation; January 2016Mrs Penny Condry; Eglwysfach, Machynlleth; Donation; August 2016

Trefniant | Arrangement

Arranged at NLW into three groups: literary papers, professional papers and personal papers. Many ofthe individual file contents are arranged by type, due to lack of sufficient dating evidence.



Cyfyngiadau ar fynediad | Restrictions on access

Some of the nature diaries are not available without written permission of The Higher Plant Specialist,Countryside Council for Wales, Maesyffynnon, Penrhosgarnedd, Bangor, Gwynedd, LL57 2DW:Freedom of Information Act 2000, exemption section 39 (see file level descriptions for details).Readers consulting modern papers in the National Library of Wales are required to sign the 'Modernpapers - data protection' form.

Amodau rheoli defnydd | Conditions governing use

Copyright belongs to Mrs Penny Condry, Ynys Edwin, Eglwys-fach, nr Machynlleth, Powys,September 2000.

Rhestrau cymorth | Finding aids

A hard copy of the catalogue is available at NLW.

Disgrifiadau deunydd | Related material

Photographs, maps, posters and medals are in NLW, Visual Images Collection; a cassette tape ofWilliam Condry's Memorial Service is in NLW, Sound and Moving Image Collection, and copies of hispublished works, other books, pamphlets and journals which are physically separate from his papers arein NLW, Printed Collection. Other related papers are noted in file descriptions for LP1/11, LP6/7. Thenature diaries of E. H. T. Bible have been catalogued separately.

Ychwanegiadau | Accruals

Accruals of a small number of items are possible.

Nodiadau eraill | Other notes

• Statws cyhoeddiad | Publication status: Published

Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points

• Condry, William, 1918-1998 -- Archives (pwnc) | (subject)• Natural history (pwnc) | (subject)

Disgrifiad cyfres | Series descriptions

Cod cyfeirnod | Refcode

Teitl | Title Dyddiadau |Dates

Statws mynediad |Access status

Cynhwysydd |Container

L vtls004032711(WlAbNL)0000032711

Otherlevel - Literary papers [?1825],1930-2001

L.



(accumulated1935-1998)

LE vtls004032742(WlAbNL)0000032742

Otherlevel - West Wales Field society:editorial papers

1950-1954 LE.

Cyfres | Series LE1 vtls004032872 (WlAbNL)0000032872: Field NotesDyddiad | Date: 1950-1954 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)

Natur a chynnwys | Scope and content:

The series comprises drafts of newsletters of the West Wales Field Society (later West WalesNaturalists' Trust), entitled Field Notes, produced more or less quarterly between 1950 and 1954,containing information on the evolution of the Society, its work, annual meetings, ornithological andbotanical notes, wildlife and conservation issues

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 folder (1cm)

Lleoliad ffisegol | Physical location: ARCH/MSS (GB0210)

Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: LE1

Trefniant | Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically

Disgrifiadau deunydd | Related material:

Further papers relating to the regarding the activities of WWFS are in RT5/4.

Ffeil / rhestr eitemau | File / item list





LE1/1 vtls004032873(WlAbNL)0000032873

File - Field Notes: drafts 1950-1954 LE1/1 (1).

LP vtls004032912(WlAbNL)0000032912

Otherlevel - Publications [?1825],1930-2001(accumulated1935-1998)

LP.

Cyfres | Series LP1 vtls004032931 (WlAbNL)0000032931: Drafts and notes for booksDyddiad | Date: 1935-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series consists of background material for several of Condry's published and intended books,1935-1998. The papers comprise partial and complete drafts of some of the books, loose research notesand notebooks relating mainly to nature and local history, press cuttings and magazine articles used assource material, printed or photocopied pamphlets, correspondence, 1950-1985, from publishers andprivate individuals, including some leading local naturalists and historians. Some files contain items



which post-date the publication of the relevant books, but these have been retained, with regard to theiroriginal inclusion by the author

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 32 folders, 11 notebooks, 4 envelopes, 2 ring binders


Iaith y deunydd | Language of the material:

eng/wel

Nodyn | Note:

This series does not include research notes on Thoreau, which have been catalogued in a separatesection representing one of Condry's special interests (see RT8)

Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: LP1


Arranged alphabetically by title of book.


Further papers relating to plants are in PN1, to Wales in PN2, to zoology in PN3, and to history andtopography in RT 8.






LP1/1 vtls004032935(WlAbNL)0000032935

File - Birds of Cardiganshire 1946-1970 LP1/1 (1).

LP1/2 vtls004032983(WlAbNL)0000032983

File - Birdwatching in Wales 1956-1997 LP1/2 (1).

LP1/3 vtls004032986(WlAbNL)0000032986

File - Exploring Wales 1965-1970 LP1/3 (1).

LP1/4 vtls004033098(WlAbNL)0000033098

File - The National Trust, Wales 1944-1992 LP1/4 (2).

LP1/5 vtls004033102(WlAbNL)0000033102

File - The Natural History of Wales 1956-1995 LP1/5 (3).

LP1/6 vtls004088392(WlAbNL)0000088392

File - Snowdonia 1984-1987 LP1/6 (3).

LP1/7 vtls004088397(WlAbNL)0000088397

File - The Snowdonia National Park 1963 LP1/7 (3).

LP1/8 vtls004033140(WlAbNL)0000033140

File - Swallow Days [?1961]-[?1998] LP1/8 (3).

LP1/9 vtls004033105(WlAbNL)0000033105

File - The Vertebrate Animals ofCardiganshire

1950-1993 LP1/9 (3).

LP1/10 vtls004033106(WlAbNL)0000033106

File - Welsh Country Essays 1954-1987 LP1/10.



LP1/11 vtls004033113(WlAbNL)0000033113

File - Wildflower Safari: The Life ofMary Richards

1977,[1996-1998]

LP1/11 (4).

LP1/12 vtls004038088(WlAbNL)0000038088

File - Wildlife in Our Welsh Parish 1993, 2000 LP1/12 (4).

LP1/13 vtls004033121(WlAbNL)0000033121

File - Wildlife, My Life 1935-1995 LP1/13 (4).

LP1/14 vtls004033125(WlAbNL)0000033125

File - Wild Wales 1994-1995 LP1/14 (4).

LP1/15 vtls004033132(WlAbNL)0000033132

File - Wild Welsh Garden (WWG) 1991-1998 LP1/15 (4).

LP1/16 vtls004033136(WlAbNL)0000033136

File - Woodlands 1947-1976,1981, 1985

LP1/16 (4).

LP1/17 vtls004166467(WlAbNL)0000166467

File - The World of a Mountain 1977 LP1/17.

LP1/18 vtls004166499(WlAbNL)0000166499

File - A Year in the Country 1997 LP1/18 (5).

LP1/19 vtls004033618(WlAbNL)0000033618

File - 'Early Essays' 1946-1962 LP1/19.

Cyfres | Series LP2 vtls004033350 (WlAbNL)0000033350: Country Life articlesDyddiad | Date: 1957-1991 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series consists mainly of the finished, printed articles, frequently illustrated with Condry'sown photographs, extracted from the magazines, 1957-1991. They are accompanied by occasionaltypescript drafts and handwritten notes, which sometimes indicate the author's intention to alter or re-use certain pieces for future projects.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 4 folders


Nodyn | Note:


Pwyntiau mynediad | Access points:

• Periodicals (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form)


Arranged chronologically at NLW by and within each file.


Further articles together with drafts and notes are in LP1/10, LP5/3-LP5/8.








LP2/1 vtls004033354(WlAbNL)0000033354

File - Country Life 1957-1964 LP2/1 (5).

LP2/2 vtls004033355(WlAbNL)0000033355


LP2/3 vtls004033357(WlAbNL)0000033357


LP2/4 vtls004033364(WlAbNL)0000033364


Cyfres | Series LP3 vtls004033378 (WlAbNL)0000033378: The Guardian articlesDyddiad | Date: 1957-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series includes scrapbooks, 1957-1984, loose newspaper cuttings, 1959-1998, typescript andmanuscript drafts of the `Country Diary' articles published in The Guardian, 1957-1991, other,miscellaneous press cuttings, correspondence, notes and printed leaflets, 1988-1998. Condry's owntitles for the files have been denoted by innverted commas.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 10 scrapbooks, 7 envelopes, 6 folders, 1 notebook


Nodyn | Note:



• Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form)


Arranged at NLW according to date and physical composition: cuttings, drafts, rejects, ideas andothers.






LP3/1 vtls004033384(WlAbNL)0000033384

File - 'Country Diary' cuttings 1957-1962 LP3/1 (6).

LP3/2 (formerly I-VIII) vtls004033386(WlAbNL)0000033386

File - 'Country Diary' cuttings 1966-1984 LP3/2(formerly I-VIII) (6).

LP3/3 vtls004033395(WlAbNL)0000033395

File - 'Country Diary' cuttings 1959-1998 LP3/3 (6).

LP3/4 vtls004033404(WlAbNL)0000033404

File - 'Country Diary' cuttings: (nationalparks)

1979-1990 LP3/4 (6).

LP3/5 vtls004033456(WlAbNL)0000033456

File - 'Country Diary' drafts 1957-1973 LP3/5 (6).

LP3/6 vtls004033462(WlAbNL)0000033462

File - 'Country Diary ' drafts 1960-1991 LP3/6 (6).



LP3/7 vtls004033489(WlAbNL)0000033489

File - 'Country Diary rejects' 1973-1982 LP3/7 (6).

LP3/8 vtls004033490(WlAbNL)0000033490

File - 'Country Diary' - `Ideas forGuardian Articles'

1988-1998 LP3/8 (6).

LP3/9 vtls004033493(WlAbNL)0000033493

File - 'Country Diary': other articles [c.1986]-1993 LP3/9 (6).

Cyfres | Series LP4 vtls004033503 (WlAbNL)0000033503: Other Published ArticlesDyddiad | Date: 1948-1996 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises complete issues of the relevant wildlife and scientific journals and individual,loose articles extracted from magazines and newpapers, on various topics, including the habits of birdsand mammals, the seasons, the Welsh landscape, nature reserves, national parks, the characteristics ofplants, ecology and conservation, 1948-1996.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 3 folders, 1 loose pamphlet, 16 envelopes


Nodyn | Note:



• Birds -- Behavior (pwnc) | (subject)• Plants -- Classification (pwnc) | (subject)• Mammals -- Behavior (pwnc) | (subject)• National parks and reserves -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)• Natural areas -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged alphabetically at NLW according to title of publication, and chronologically within each file






LP4/1 vtls004033516(WlAbNL)0000033516

File - Birds 1967-1977 LP4/1 (7).

LP4/2 vtls004033537(WlAbNL)0000033537

File - Birds and Country 1957-1958 LP4/2 (7).

LP4/3 vtls004033538(WlAbNL)0000033538

File - BBC Wildlife 1986 LP4/3 (7).

LP4/4 vtls004033540(WlAbNL)0000033540

File - The Countryman 1959-1996 LP4/4 (7).

LP4/5 vtls004033541(WlAbNL)0000033541

File - Country Quest 1965-1966 LP4/5 (7).

LP4/6 vtls004033569(WlAbNL)0000033569

File - Field Sports 1950 LP4/6 (7).



LP4/7 vtls004033570(WlAbNL)0000033570

File - Geographical Magazine 1973 LP4/7 (7).

LP4/8 vtls004033571(WlAbNL)0000033571

File - Jersey Morning News 1948 LP4/8 (7).

LP4/9 vtls004033575(WlAbNL)0000033575

File - The Lady 1958-1959 LP4/9 (7).

LP4/10 vtls004033577(WlAbNL)0000033577

File - the Listener 1960 LP4/10 (7).

LP4/11 vtls004033589(WlAbNL)0000033589

File - The Living Countryside 1981-1984 LP4/11 (7).

LP4/12 vtls004033592(WlAbNL)0000033592

File - The Manchester Guardian 1959 LP4/12 (7).

LP4/13 vtls004033593(WlAbNL)0000033593

File - Natural World 1987 LP4/13 (7).

LP4/14 vtls004033596(WlAbNL)0000033596

File - The Seaford Naturalist 1968 LP4/14 (7).

LP4/15 vtls004033599(WlAbNL)0000033599

File - The Times 1962 LP4/15 (7).

LP4/16 vtls004033603(WlAbNL)0000033603

File - Western Mail 1964 LP4/16 (7).

LP4/17 vtls004033604(WlAbNL)0000033604

File - Wildlife and the Countryside 1969 LP4/17 (7).

LP4/18 vtls004033608(WlAbNL)0000033608

File - Wildlife Observer 1965-1966 LP4/18 (7).

LP4/19 vtls004033612(WlAbNL)0000033612

File - Unidentified journal [?1966]-[?1967] LP4/19 (7).

Cyfres | Series LP5 vtls004033615 (WlAbNL)0000033615: Drafts and notes for articlesDyddiad | Date: 1947-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises manuscript and typescript drafts of articles, notes, correspondence, printedarticles, pamphlets and press cuttings, 1947-1998. Recurrent topics include birds, especially birds ofprey and bird migration, the natural history of Africa, woodlands, the wildlife of historic sites andBritish mammals. The publications for which the articles were intended are not usually specified.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 9 folders, 2 envelopes


Nodyn | Note:



• Birds -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)• Birds of prey -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)• Birds -- Migration (pwnc) | (subject)• Forests and forestry -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Historic sites -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Mammals -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)• Natural history -- Africa (pwnc) | (subject)




The first two files are in date order, the remaining six retaining Condry's numbering






LP5/1 vtls004033767(WlAbNL)0000033767

File - `Articles about Wales' 1947-1982 LP5/1 (7).

LP5/2 vtls004033782(WlAbNL)0000033782

File - Trivium 1996-1997 LP5/2 (7).

LP5/3 vtls004033876(WlAbNL)0000033876

File - `Miscellaneous articles 1' 1948-1982 LP5/3 (8).

LP5/4 vtls004033900(WlAbNL)0000033900


LP5/5 vtls004033905(WlAbNL)0000033905


LP5/6 vtls004033908(WlAbNL)0000033908


LP5/7 vtls004033916(WlAbNL)0000033916


LP5/8 vtls004033920(WlAbNL)0000033920


Cyfres | Series LP6 vtls004034038 (WlAbNL)0000034038: Finding aids and researchnotesDyddiad | Date: 1930-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises Condry's card indexes relating to animal, bird and plant life, topography,geology, ecology, habitats, tourism, travel, landscape history, the author's own diaries, his publishedworks and numerous bibliographic references. Most of them refer to Wales, but some of them areindicative of his interest in African wildlife and plants. Many of the entries are expanded withinsertions of relevant notes, correspondence and printed articles, 1930-1998.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 530 cm approx


Nodyn | Note:



• Animal diversity -- Wales. (pwnc) | (subject)• Birds -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Geology -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Habitat (Ecology) -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Plant species diversity -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)



• Wales -- Historical geography (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged in alphabetical order of the titles allocated by Condry apart from the final file which he leftuntitled and for which a title has now been supplied. The internal arrangement of each file is Condry'sown, except where the archivist's intervention is noted.






LP6/1 vtls004034054(WlAbNL)0000034054

File - Africa 1963-1978 LP6/1 (9).

LP6/2 vtls004034059(WlAbNL)0000034059

File - Coast 1945-1979 LP6/2 (10).

LP6/3 vtls004034080(WlAbNL)0000034080

File - 'A Country Diary' 1957-1991 LP6/3 (10).

LP6/4 vtls004034084(WlAbNL)0000034084

File - Diary entries 1939-1987(predominantly1947-1985)

LP6/4 (11).

LP6/5 vtls004034091(WlAbNL)0000034091

File - General notes 1955-1998 LP6/5 (11).

LP6/6 vtls004034339(WlAbNL)0000034339

File - 'Limestone Country, Chapter 6' 1948-1980 LP6/6 (12-13).

LP6/7 vtls004034359(WlAbNL)0000034359

File - 'Mary Richards Book' 1946-1971 LP6/7 (13).

LP6/8 vtls004034363(WlAbNL)0000034363

File - Miscellaneous card index 1958-1997 LP6/8 (14).

LP6/9 vtls004034376(WlAbNL)0000034376

File - Moorlands and Bogs 1947-1990 LP6/9 (15).

LP6/10 vtls004034380(WlAbNL)0000034380

File - Mountains 1948-1980 LP6/10 (15).

LP6/11 vtls004034412(WlAbNL)0000034412

File - National Trust Notes 1975-1989 LP6/11 (16).

LP6/12 vtls004034432(WlAbNL)0000034432

File - Natural History of Wales 1954-1986 LP6/12 (17).

LP6/13 vtls004034441(WlAbNL)0000034441

File - A Slice of Welsh Wildlife 1930-1998 LP6/13 (17).

LP6/14 vtls004034819(WlAbNL)0000034819

File - Snowdonia 1933-1985 LP6/14 (18).

LP6/15 vtls004034821(WlAbNL)0000034821

File - Snowdon Summit [?1825], [?1966]-[?1987]

LP6/15.

LP6/16 vtls004034826(WlAbNL)0000034826

File - Trivium 1995-1996 LP6/16 (18).

LP6/17 vtls004034841(WlAbNL)0000034841

File - Vertebrate Animals ofCardiganshire

1947-1984 LP6/17 (18).

LP6/18 vtls004034845(WlAbNL)0000034845

File - Water 1947-1979 LP6/18 (19).

LP6/19 vtls004034849(WlAbNL)0000034849

File - W[elsh] C[ountry] Essays [1952]-[1987] LP6/19 (19).

LP6/20 vtls004034892(WlAbNL)0000034892

File - W[ild] W[elsh] G[arden] 1947-1998 LP6/20 (20).



LP6/21 vtls004035044(WlAbNL)0000035044

File - Woodlands 1948-1985 LP6/21 (21).

LP6/22 vtls004035072(WlAbNL)0000035072

File - Flintshire and Cardiganshire 1952-1976 LP6/22 (22).

Cyfres | Series LP7 vtls004035142 (WlAbNL)0000035142: Preparatory notesDyddiad | Date: [?1938]-[?1997] (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises notebooks, [?1938]-[?1955]), a loose list, a chronology on cardboard sheets andphotocopies of printed articles, [1979]-[1984], evidently used as literary source materials, but withouta specific connection to any of Condry's named books or articles.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 2 vols, 1 folder, 2 loose items


Nodyn | Note:



Arranged at NLW according to physical composition and chronology.






LP7/1 vtls004037302(WlAbNL)0000037302

File - Literature notebook [?1938] -[?1944]

LP7/1 (23).

LP7/2 vtls004037303(WlAbNL)0000037303

File - History and ecology notebook 1948 - [?1956] LP7/2 (23).

LP7/3 vtls004037304(WlAbNL)0000037304

File - List of miscellaneous papers [?1997] LP7/3 (23).

LP7/4 vtls004037305(WlAbNL)0000037305

File - Travel chronology [pre-1995] LP7/4 (23).

LP7/5 vtls004037306(WlAbNL)0000037306

File - Country Walks - photocopies [1979]-[1984] LP7/5 (23).

Cyfres | Series LP8 vtls004037307 (WlAbNL)0000037307: ReviewsDyddiad | Date: 1954-2001 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises reviews, some about Condry's publications, 1954-2001, and others by him,1958-1997, in the form of press cuttings, printed articles and photocopies from journals, typescriptdrafts and handwritten notes, with relevant correspondence.





Nodyn | Note:



• Natural history -- Book reviews (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged into two files: reviews of Condry's publications and reviews by Condry.






LP8/1 vtls004037311(WlAbNL)0000037311

File - Reviews of William Condry'spublications

1954-2001 LP8/1 (23).

LP8/2 vtls004037312(WlAbNL)0000037312

File - Reviews by William Condry 1958-1997 LP8/2 (23).

P vtls004037380(WlAbNL)0000037380

Otherlevel - Professional Papers 1932-2005(accumulated[c.1947]-2005)

P.

PC vtls004037407(WlAbNL)0000037407

Otherlevel - Committees and societies'papers

1947-2005 PC.

Cyfres | Series PC1 vtls004037409 (WlAbNL)0000037409: Council for the Protection ofRural Wales papersCrëwr | Creator: Council for the Preservation of Rural Wales

Dyddiad | Date: 1966-1984 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises newsletters and annual reports of the CPRW, 1966-1984, lectures, 1971-[1976],circulars and other correspondence, 1974-1981, and surveys, [?1960's].

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 ring binder, 1 folder, 4 envelopes


Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: PC1


Arranged chronologically by type, apart from the last file which is undated








PC1/1 vtls004037420(WlAbNL)0000037420

File - Newsletters and reports 1966-1984 PC1/1 (24).

PC1/2 vtls004037423(WlAbNL)0000037423

File - Lectures 1971, [1976] PC1/2 (24).

PC1/3 vtls004037424(WlAbNL)0000037424

File - Circulars 1974-1977 PC1/3 (24).

PC1/4 vtls004037435(WlAbNL)0000037435

File - Letters 1977, 1981 PC1/4 (24).

PC1/5 vtls004037444(WlAbNL)0000037444

File - Surveys [?late 1960's] PC1/5 (24).

Cyfres | Series PC2 vtls004037445 (WlAbNL)0000037445: Dyfed Wildlife Trust andForest Enterprise PanelDyddiad | Date: 1992-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises a printed ecological assessment of a proposed site for the large-scale extractionof sand and gravel near the River Rheidol at Capel Bangor, 1994, and a file of papers entitled ‘ForestryPanel’ relating to the Carmel Woods campaign and Condry’s advisory role on the Forest EnterprisePanel, 1992-1998.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 folder, 1 envelope


Nodyn | Note:



• Dyfed Wildlife Trust• Forest Enterprise (Great Britain) (pwnc) | (subject)• Sand and gravel mines and mining -- Wales -- Capel Bangor (pwnc) | (subject)• Rheidol, River (Wales) (pwnc) | (subject)


Alphabetical order by name of organisation.






PC2/1 vtls004180989(WlAbNL)0000180989

File - Dyfed Wildlife Trust 1994 PC2/1 (24).

PC2/2 File - Forestry Panel 1992-1998 PC2/2 (Box24)

Cyfres | Series PC3 vtls004037456 (WlAbNL)0000037456: Kite Committee papersCrëwr | Creator: Vaughan, H.R.H. 1893-1978





The series comprises letters, 1947-1950, printed articles about Red Kites, 1947-1971, together withnotes and a talk on the formation of the Kite Committee, 1949, resulting from William Condry'sinvolvement with fellow West Wales Field Society members, Captain and Mrs H. R. H. Vaughan ofRhandir-mwyn near Llandovery, who were dedicated to the preservation of the Red Kite. He took anactive part in surveying the kites, in order to establish the locations of nests, to gain more accurateinformation regarding numbers and to judge the breeding success rate.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 folder



Nodyn | Note:



• West Wales Field Society• Kite Committee• Vaughan, Irene, 1890-1993 (pwnc) | (subject)• Birds -- Conservation (pwnc) | (subject)• Red kite -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged chronologically by type


Further papers concerning kite preservation in West Wales are in PA2/1 and RT5/4, and in NLW,RSPB Red Kite Papers.






PC3/1 vtls004037460(WlAbNL)0000037460

File - Kite Committee 1947-1971 PC3/1 (24).

Cyfres | Series PC4 vtls004037467 (WlAbNL)0000037467: North Wales Naturalists'Trust papersCrëwr | Creator: North Wales Naturalists' Trust





The series comprises newsletters of North Wales Naturalists' Trust and its branches, 1968-1990,annual reports, 1973-1987, fact sheets, correspondence, 1978-1986 and notes.




Nodyn | Note:



Arranged chronologically by and within file, apart from the last file, which contains many undateditems.






PC4/1 vtls004037490(WlAbNL)0000037490

File - Newsletters 1968-1990 PC4/1 (24).

PC4/2 vtls004037494(WlAbNL)0000037494

File - Branch News 1973-1983,1998

PC4/2 (24).

PC4/3 vtls004037502(WlAbNL)0000037502

File - Fact sheets 1973-[c.1983] PC4/3 (24).

PC4/4 vtls004037496(WlAbNL)0000037496

File - Annual reports 1973-1987(lacking1974-1981,1984-1986)

PC4/4 (24).

PC4/5 vtls004037509(WlAbNL)0000037509

File - Miscellaneous printed leaflets 1973-1987 PC4/5 (24).

PC4/6 vtls004037506(WlAbNL)0000037506

File - Letters, 1978-1986 PC4/6 (24).

PC4/7 vtls004037511(WlAbNL)0000037511

File - Notes [1955x1982] PC4/7 (24).

Cyfres | Series PC5 vtls004037512 (WlAbNL)0000037512: West Wales Naturalists'Trust papersCrëwr | Creator: West Wales Naturalists' Trust



The series comprises correspondence and minutes of committee meetings regarding the wetland areaof Barfog, and a bulletin.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 envelope




Nodyn | Note:



Arranged by record type: correspondence and minutes, and bulletins.






PC5/1 vtls004037515(WlAbNL)0000037515

File - Barfog Lake papers and generalbulletin

1964-1981 PC5/1 (24).

Cyfres | Series PC6: Friends of Cardigan Bay and Woodland Trust papersDyddiad | Date: 1987-2005 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


Circulars, pamphlets, newletters, etc. of the Friends of Cardigan Bay, 1990-1998, and the WoodlandTrust, 1987-2005.



Nodyn | Note:

Some items post-date Condry's death, collected by his widow, Penny.


• Woodland Trust (Great Britain) (pwnc) | (subject)• Friends of Cardigan Bay.


Arranged alphabetically by name of organisation.






PC6/1 File - Friends of Cardigan Bay 1990-1998 PC6/1(Box24)

PC6/2 File - Woodland Trust 1987-2005 PC6/2 (Box24)

PV vtls004037582(WlAbNL)0000037582

Otherlevel - Conservation papers 1949-1998 PV.

Cyfres | Series PV1 vtls004037587 (WlAbNL)0000037587: Printed conservationmaterial





The series comprises press cuttings, printed information leaflets, Nature Conservancy Councilhandbooks, a botanical register and a survey.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 2 envelopes, 4 vols


Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: PV1


• Botanical literature -- Wales. (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged chronologically by and within each file






PV1/1 vtls004037598(WlAbNL)0000037598

File - Cuttings 1949-1980 PV1/1 (25).

PV1/2 vtls004037631(WlAbNL)0000037631

File - Information leaflets 1971-1995 PV1/2 (25).

PV1/3 vtls004037637(WlAbNL)0000037637

File - Ynyslas Nature Reserve Handbook 1972 PV1/3 (25).

PV1/4 vtls004037641(WlAbNL)0000037641

File - Ceredigion Rare Plant Register 1988, 1990 PV1/4 (25).

PV1/5 vtls004037644(WlAbNL)0000037644

File - Grassland survey [?1981] PV1/5 (25).

Cyfres | Series PV2 vtls004037804 (WlAbNL)0000037804: Professional lettersCrëwr | Creator: Scott, Peter, 1909-1989



The series comprises letters and enclosures relating to the creation and preservation of plant andwildlife habitats from various organisations, specifically the National Trust, regarding the possibleacquisition of a traditional hay meadow at Penybont, Powys, The West Wales Naturalists' Trust,mainly in connection with an appeal to to save the habitat of wild orchids, and the Wildfowl Trust, ina letter written by Peter Scott, concerning the possible creation of a wildfowl reserve on the Doveyestuary

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 folder




Nodyn | Note:



• National Trust in Wales -- Correspondence• West Wales Naturalists' Trust -- Correspondence.• West Wales Naturalists' Trust• National Trust in Wales• Scott, Peter, 1909-1989 -- Correspondence. (pwnc) | (subject)• Letters (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form)• Birds -- Conservation -- Wales -- Dovey River Estuary. (pwnc) | (subject)• Environmentally sensitive areas -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged alphabetically by the archivist within the file under title of organisation






PV2/1 vtls004037806(WlAbNL)0000037806

File - Letters 1962-1985 PV2/1 (25).

Cyfres | Series PV3 vtls004037817 (WlAbNL)0000037817: Ynys-hir nature reservereportsDyddiad | Date: 1969-1990 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series consists of warden's monthly reports, 1969-1980, Ynys-hir nature reserve annual report anddraft, 1981, 1990, and a checklist of birds on the reserve, 1983



Nodyn | Note:



• Ynys-hir Nature Reserve (Ceredigion, Wales) (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged chronologically by and within file








PV3/1 vtls004037819(WlAbNL)0000037819

File - Ynys-hir: warden's reports 1969-1990 PV3/1 (25).

PV3/2 vtls004182642(WlAbNL)0000182642

File - Annual Reports 1981, 1990 PV3/2 (25).

PV3/3 vtls004182643(WlAbNL)0000182643

File - Checklist of Birds 1983 PV3/3 (25).

Cyfres | Series PV4 vtls004037837 (WlAbNL)0000037837: Montgomeryshire andCardiganshire conservation projectsDyddiad | Date: 1984-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises circulars, fact sheets, pamphlets and correspondence concerning theMontgomeryshire Flora Project, 1984-1994, and the Montgomeryshire Canal Conservation Project,1988-1989, together with postcards from Penny Condry to NLW reporting the successful outcome ofconservation measures in Cwm Einion and the Dyfi marshes initiated by her late husband, 1998.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 1 envelope


Nodyn | Note:



• Botanical literature -- Wales -- Montgomeryshire. (pwnc) | (subject)• Canals -- Wales -- Montgomeryshire (pwnc) | (subject)• Nature conservation -- Wales -- Cardiganshire (pwnc) | (subject)• Montgomeryshire. (lle) | (place)• Montgomeryshire (lle) | (place)


Arranged by subject chronologically: Montgomeryshire Flora Project, Montgomeryshire CanalConservation Project, other measures.






PV4/1 vtls004037844(WlAbNL)0000037844

File - Montgomeryshire andCardiganshire conservation projects

1984-1994 PV4/1 (25).

PN vtls004037893(WlAbNL)0000037893

Otherlevel - Natural History Papers 1932-1997 PN.

Cyfres | Series PN1 vtls004037996 (WlAbNL)0000037996: Papers relating to plants





The series comprises loose, handwritten and typed notes, a notebook, correspondence, circulars,press cuttings, loose printed articles, offprints, vegetation samples and information leaflets, mainlyconcerning the discovery, location and identification of wild plants, with a strong bias towards alpinevarieties found in North Wales, in the localities of Snowdonia and Cader Idris.



Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: PN1


• Mountain plants -- Wales, North (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged in alphabetical order: 'Alpines', Botanical Subjects (general), 'Cader' and 'Woodsia'.






PN1/1 vtls004038007(WlAbNL)0000038007

File - 'Alpines' 1932-1997 PN1/1 (26).

PN1/2 vtls004038048(WlAbNL)0000038048

File - Botanical subjects (general) [c.1950]-1986 PN1/2 (26).

PN1/3 vtls004038087(WlAbNL)0000038087

File - 'Cader' 1958-1994 PN1/3 (26).

PN1/4 vtls004038102(WlAbNL)0000038102

File - 'Woodsia' 1933-1996 PN1/4 (26).

Cyfres | Series PN2 vtls004038433 (WlAbNL)0000038433: Wales: ecological andgeological papersDyddiad | Date: 1947-1996 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises notes, drafts of articles, reports, correspondence, maps, printed articles and presscuttings relating to island habitats, 1956-1982; geographical and geological features, 1963-1996; andthe history, landscape, wildlife and conservation issues of Snowdonia, 1947-1995.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 7 folders, 1 envelope


Nodyn | Note:





• Habitat (Ecology) -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Landscape -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Wales -- Historical geography (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged into four files alphabetical by title: Islands, Maps, Sedimentary Rocks and Snowdonia.






PN2/1 vtls004038436(WlAbNL)0000038436

File - Islands 1956-1982 PN2/1 (26).

PN2/2 vtls004038455(WlAbNL)0000038455

File - Maps 1963-1986 PN2/2 (26).

PN2/3 vtls004038463(WlAbNL)0000038463

File - Sedimentary rocks 1978-1996 PN2/3 (26).

PN2/4 vtls004042890(WlAbNL)0000042890

File - Snowdonia 1947-1995 PN2/4 (27).

Cyfres | Series PN3 vtls004042909 (WlAbNL)0000042909: Zoology papersDyddiad | Date: 1935-1996 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises notes, articles, correspondence, newsletters and surveys concerning theidentification, distribution and habits of birds, insects and mammals.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 2 hard-back binders, 2 folders, 1 envelope


Nodyn | Note:



• Birds -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Insects -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Mammals -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged into three files: Bird Records, insects and mammals








PN3/1 vtls004042929(WlAbNL)0000042929

File - Bird Records 1944-1994 PN3/1 (27).

PN3/2 vtls004042936(WlAbNL)0000042936

File - Insects 1943-1996 PN3/2 (27).

PN3/3 vtls004042951(WlAbNL)0000042951

File - Mammals 1935-1993 PN3/3 (28).

PA vtls004043108(WlAbNL)0000043108

Otherlevel - Lectures and radio/televisionscripts

1948-1993 PA.

Cyfres | Series PA1 vtls004043111 (WlAbNL)0000043111: Lecture notesDyddiad | Date: 1966-1993 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises preparatory notes for lectures to wildlife groups, students and the WI in Walesand the border counties; lists of slides, occasional correspondence and a press cutting.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 3 envelopes, 1 folder


Nodyn | Note:

Titles allocated by Condry have been retained, denoted by inverted commas.

Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: PA1


• Lectures and lecturing -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Lectures and lecturing -- Welsh Borders (England and Wales) (pwnc) | (subject)• Welsh Borders (England and Wales) (lle) | (place)


Arranged chronologically as far as possible.






PA1/1 vtls004043117(WlAbNL)0000043117

File - Lecture report 1966 PA1/1 (28).

PA1/2 vtls004043122(WlAbNL)0000043122

File - 'Treasures [i.e. antiquities] ofCardiganshire'

1969 PA1/2 (28).

PA1/3 vtls004043130(WlAbNL)0000043130

File - 'A Naturalist in Snowdonia' [c.1980]-1993 PA1/3 (28).



PA1/4 vtls004043139(WlAbNL)0000043139

File - Management of woodland naturereserves

1982 PA1/4 (28).

PA1/5 vtls004043142(WlAbNL)0000043142

File - 'Bardsey Talk' [c.1982] PA1/5 (28).

PA1/6 vtls004043149(WlAbNL)0000043149

File - 'Endangered Sites in NorthWales' (mainly Snowdonia)

[c.1990] PA1/6 (28).

PA1/7 vtls004043164(WlAbNL)0000043164

File - 'Nature in the Garden' [c. 1991] PA1/7 (28).

PA1/8 vtls004043183(WlAbNL)0000043183

File - 'Dyfi Valley ' [c.1992] PA1/8 (28).

PA1/9 vtls004043189(WlAbNL)0000043189

File - Merioneth Field Society: 40thanniversary

1993 PA1/9 (28).

PA1/10 vtls004043203(WlAbNL)0000043203

File - 'Plant Hunting on Cader Idris' [c. 1993] PA1/10 (28).

Cyfres | Series PA2 vtls004043211 (WlAbNL)0000043211: Radio and television scriptsCrëwr | Creator: Boswall, Jeffery, 1931-



The series comprises typed scripts for radio and television programmes on a variety of subjectsconnected with plant and animal life, the seasons, history, topography and the work of earlynaturalists, with occasional letters from producers, who include Jeffery Boswall.



Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: PA2


• Boswall, Jeffery, 1931- -- Correspondence. (pwnc) | (subject)• Radio scripts (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form)• Television scripts (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form)• Animals -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Naturalists -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Plants -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Seasons -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged alphabetically by title of radio or television programme apart from the last file, comprisingmiscellaneous scripts, which do not obviously belong to any particular programme, and which arearranged alphabetically under their own individual titles, where possible.








PA2/1 vtls004043218(WlAbNL)0000043218

File - Birds in Britain 1951-1961 PA2/1 (28).

PA2/2 vtls004043222(WlAbNL)0000043222

File - The Naturalist 1952-1963 PA2/2 (28).

PA2/3 vtls004043226(WlAbNL)0000043226

File - Naturalists' Notebook 1957-1959 PA2/3 (28).

PA2/4 vtls004043230(WlAbNL)0000043230

File - Nature 1978-1980 PA2/4 (28).

PA2/5 vtls004043235(WlAbNL)0000043235

File - Nature News 1962-1966 PA2/5 (28).

PA2/6 vtls004045314(WlAbNL)0000045314

File - Out of Doors 1961 PA2/6 (28).

PA2/7 vtls004045318(WlAbNL)0000045318

File - Place and People 1961 PA2/7 (28).

PA2/8 vtls004045323(WlAbNL)0000045323

File - Sunday Out 1960 PA2/8 (28).

PA2/9 vtls004045326(WlAbNL)0000045326

File - Welsh Bookshelf 1958 PA2/9 (28).

PA2/10 vtls004045379(WlAbNL)0000045379

File - Welsh Guide Book 1949 PA2/10 (28).

PA2/11 vtls004045386(WlAbNL)0000045386

File - West of the Dyke 1957 PA2/11 (28).

PA2/12 vtls004045389(WlAbNL)0000045389

File - Wildlife Review 1967 PA2/12 (28).

PA2/13 vtls004045406(WlAbNL)0000045406

File - Miscellaneous radio scripts 1948-1966 PA2/13 (28).

R vtls004045535(WlAbNL)0000045535

Otherlevel - Personal papers 1928-2016 R.

RT vtls004045563(WlAbNL)0000045563

Otherlevel - Personal interests andobservations

1928-2016 RT.

Cyfres | Series RT1 vtls004047653 (WlAbNL)0000047653: Historical and topographicalpapersDyddiad | Date: 1928-1997 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises notes, correspondence, printed information leaflets, maps, press cuttings andother printed articles relating to antiquities, archaeology, history of the landscape, past and modern daytravel and tourism.



Nodyn | Note:

Preferred citation: RT1


• Tourism -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Wales -- Historical geography (pwnc) | (subject)• Wales -- Description and travel (pwnc) | (subject)




Arranged in six files alphabetically by place name, with titles originally allocated by Condry denotedby inverted commas.






RT1/1 vtls004047662(WlAbNL)0000047662

File - 'Great Orme' 1967-1987 RT1/1 (29).

RT1/2 vtls004047668(WlAbNL)0000047668

File - 'Lower Wye Valley' 1993 RT1/2 (29).

RT1/3 vtls004047672(WlAbNL)0000047672

File - 'Offa's Dyke' 1993-1995 RT1/3 (29).

RT1/4 vtls004047698(WlAbNL)0000047698

File - 'Roman Road' (Wroxeter toTrawsgoed)

1928-1991(predominantly1960-1961)

RT1/4 (29).

RT1/5 vtls004055844(WlAbNL)0000055844

File - 'Wales - Misc' 1952-1985 RT1/5 (29).

RT1/6 vtls004057930(WlAbNL)0000057930

File - 'Ysgubor-y-coed' 1950-1997(accumulated1954-1997)

RT1/6 (29).

Cyfres | Series RT2 vtls004066095 (WlAbNL)0000066095: Nature diariesDyddiad | Date: 1935-1940, 1944-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises a complete set of nature diaries which William Condry kept from his late teens,the only significant omission being a deliberate one, during the years of the Second World War. Theearlier diaries are almost exclusively concerned with birds, noting the sightings, calls, nests, feedingand courtship habits, and identifying features, with occasional sketches. A gradual progression maybe seen, from about 1949 onwards, as Condry developed his interest in other wildlife, and moreparticularly in plants, recording their habitats, individual sightings and identification, sometimesassisted by drawings. Species of birds, mammals, insects and plants are usually underlined forclarity. Accounts are given of daily events, meetings and places visited in connection with Condry'sprofessional conservation duties and literary work. Several of the diaries contain charts of birds andbutterflies recorded at Ynys-hir. Weather conditions are recorded throughout. Relevant enclosuresare frequent. Some of the diaries have integral indexes, and it is evident from the other papers in thearchive that the entries formed useful points of reference for the preparation of books and articles.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 32 volumes


Nodyn | Note:





• Condry, William, 1918-1998 -- Diaries (pwnc) | (subject)• Diaries (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form)• Birds (pwnc) | (subject)• Insects (pwnc) | (subject)• Mammals (pwnc) | (subject)• Nature conservation -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Plants (pwnc) | (subject)



Cyfyngiadau ar fynediad | Restrictions on access:

Written permission must be obtained to consult some of the diaries. See file level descriptions fordetails.

Rhestrau cymorth | Finding aids:

An index to diary entries is in LP6/4 and some diaries have integral indexes: see file level descriptionsfor details.


Further diaries are in RT9.






RT2/1 vtls004066103(WlAbNL)0000066103

File - Nature diary 1935-1936 RT2/1 (30).

RT2/2 vtls004066104(WlAbNL)0000066104

File - Nature diary 1937 RT2/2 (30).

RT2/3 vtls004066389(WlAbNL)0000066389


RT2/4 vtls004066517(WlAbNL)0000066517


RT2/5 vtls004066857(WlAbNL)0000066857


RT2/6 vtls004067549(WlAbNL)0000067549


RT2/7 vtls004084387(WlAbNL)0000084387


RT2/8 vtls004084394(WlAbNL)0000084394


RT2/9 vtls004084396(WlAbNL)0000084396


RT2/10 vtls004084407(WlAbNL)0000084407


RT2/11 vtls004084428(WlAbNL)0000084428




RT2/12 vtls004084449(WlAbNL)0000084449


RT2/13 vtls004084455(WlAbNL)0000084455


RT2/14 vtls004085115(WlAbNL)0000085115


RT2/15 vtls004088085(WlAbNL)0000088085


RT2/16 vtls004088087(WlAbNL)0000088087


RT2/17 vtls004088090(WlAbNL)0000088090


RT2/18 vtls004088236(WlAbNL)0000088236


RT2/19 vtls004088238(WlAbNL)0000088238


RT2/20 vtls004088260(WlAbNL)0000088260


RT2/21 vtls004088264(WlAbNL)0000088264


RT2/22 vtls004088271(WlAbNL)0000088271


RT2/23 vtls004088281(WlAbNL)0000088281


RT2/24 vtls004088297(WlAbNL)0000088297


RT2/25 vtls004088305(WlAbNL)0000088305


RT2/26 vtls004088309(WlAbNL)0000088309

File - Nature diary 1982-1984 Not availablefor consultationwithout the writtenpermission ofThe HigherPlant Specialist,CountrysideCouncil for Wales,Maesyffynnon,Penrhosgarnedd,Bangor, Gwynedd,LL57 2DW:Freedom ofInformation Act2000, exemptionsection 39.See NLW,Collection ServicesDepartment, letterfile no. 99 (Sept.2011)

RT2/26 (31).

RT2/27 vtls004088316(WlAbNL)0000088316


RT2/28 vtls004088330(WlAbNL)0000088330


RT2/29 vtls004088334(WlAbNL)0000088334

File - Nature diary 1989-1991 Not availablefor consultation

RT2/29 (31).



without the writtenpermission ofThe HigherPlant Specialist,CountrysideCouncil for Wales,Maesyffynnon,Penrhosgarnedd,Bangor, Gwynedd,LL57 2DW:Freedom ofInformation Act2000, exemptionsection 39.See NLW,Collection ServicesDepartment, letterfile no. 99 (Sept.2011)

RT2/30 vtls004088338(WlAbNL)0000088338


RT2/31 vtls004088342(WlAbNL)0000088342


RT2/32 vtls004088343(WlAbNL)0000088343


Cyfres | Series RT3 vtls004088417 (WlAbNL)0000088417: Field notebooksDyddiad | Date: 1952-1994, 2013. (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises small notebooks which Condry carried with him, recording descriptions of placesvisited, observations on wildlife, particularly birds and plants, geology, industry, historical landmarks,archaeology, personal reminders, ideas for writing and lecturing, photography, bibliographies, usefulcontacts and conservation issues, 1952-1994. The main geographical areas covered are Bardsey Island,Cader Idris, Cardiganshire and Merionethshire. An index to the series is provided., compiled byCeridwen Lloyd-Morgan, 2013.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 14 vols and index


Nodyn | Note:



• Condry, William, 1918-1998 -- Notebooks (pwnc) | (subject)• Birds -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Geology -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Historic sites -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Nature conservation -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Plants -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)



• Bardsey Island (Wales) (pwnc) | (subject)• Cadair Idris (Wales) (pwnc) | (subject)• Cardiganshire (Wales) (pwnc) | (subject)• Merioneth (Wales) (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged chronologically as far as possible, the ones of uncertain date being placed at the end


Index to series is supplied.






RT3/1 vtls004088430(WlAbNL)0000088430

File - Field notebook 1952-1956 RT3/1 (32).

RT3/2 vtls004088451(WlAbNL)0000088451


RT3/3 vtls004088462(WlAbNL)0000088462


RT3/4 vtls004088485(WlAbNL)0000088485


RT3/5 vtls004088494(WlAbNL)0000088494


RT3/6 vtls004088501(WlAbNL)0000088501


RT3/7 vtls004088506(WlAbNL)0000088506


RT3/8 vtls004088512(WlAbNL)0000088512

File - Field notebook 1990 RT3/8 (32).

RT3/9 vtls004088436(WlAbNL)0000088436

File - Field notebook 9 1992-1994 RT3/9.

RT3/10 vtls004088517(WlAbNL)0000088517

File - Field notebook 10 [?1952[x[?1981] RT3/10.

RT3/11 vtls004088523(WlAbNL)0000088523

File - Field notebook 11 [?1960]x[?1987] RT3/11 (32).

RT3/12 vtls004088526(WlAbNL)0000088526

File - Field notebook [?1953x?1971] RT3/12 (32).

RT3/13 vtls004088529(WlAbNL)0000088529


RT3/14 vtls004088531(WlAbNL)0000088531


Cyfres | Series RT4 vtls004088533 (WlAbNL)0000088533: Personal diariesDyddiad | Date: 1994-1998 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)




The series comprises small pocket diaries containing names of useful contacts, personal andprofessional engagements, brief field notes and health problems, especially attacks of migraine. Somehave been re-used for bird lists at a later date.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 4 vols.


Nodyn | Note:



• Condry, William, 1918-1998 -- Diaries (pwnc) | (subject)








RT4/1 vtls004088534(WlAbNL)0000088534

File - Personal diary 1994-1998 RT4/1 (32).

RT4/2 vtls004088538(WlAbNL)0000088538

File - Personal diary 1995-1997 RT4/2 (32).

RT4/3 vtls004088543(WlAbNL)0000088543

File - Personal diary 1997 RT4/3 (32).

RT4/4 vtls004088546(WlAbNL)0000088546

File - Personal diary 1998 RT4/4 (32).

Cyfres | Series RT5 vtls004088664 (WlAbNL)0000088664: General lettersDyddiad | Date: 1938-2016 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series consists of personal letters to Condry, from Ray Perry and others, on subjects relatingto wild plants, bird and animal life, identification of insects, birdwatching in Britain and abroad,ornithological records, fundraising efforts for a conservation project, publishing, appreciation ofCondry's 'Country Diary' articles and his books, A Welsh Country Diary and Thoreau, life duringthe Second World War, personal news from friends, Condry's connnections with Birmingham andenclosures of occasional printed items. Correspondents include Ronald Lockley, Ray [Perry], MorreySalmon, H[arold Wright], Irene (`Benjamin') Vaughan, and R.S. Thomas. There is also a letter fromCondry to his niece, Chris (Christine Demmar), enclosing a story about his pet jackdaw, 1971.






Nodyn | Note:



• Condry, William, 1918-1998 -- Correspondence (pwnc) | (subject)• Condry, William, 1918-1998 (pwnc) | (subject)• Letters (ffurfiau dogfennol) | (documentary form)• Birds (pwnc) | (subject)• Insects (pwnc) | (subject)• Mammals (pwnc) | (subject)• Nature conservation (pwnc) | (subject)• Ornithology (pwnc) | (subject)• Plants (pwnc) | (subject)• World War, 1939-1945 (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged at NLW alphabetically by correspondent, followed by separate files of letters from R.S.Thomas and his wife, Elsi, letters from miscellaneous correspondents, a letter from William Condryto Ray Perry, and a letter from Condry to his niece, Chris (Christine Demmar), enclosing a story abouthis pet jackdaw,which were transferred to NLW after the main donation.


For Condry's additional personal correspondence arranged by subject, see RT10. Photographs ofHarborne, Birmingham, are in NLW, Department of Pictures and Maps (ref. 0199903841/1-21)






RT5/1 vtls004182465(WlAbNL)0000182465

File - Letters: A-O 1943-ca.1993 RT5/1 (33).

RT5/2 vtls004182670(WlAbNL)0000182670

File - Letters: P 1940x1955 RT5/2 (33).

RT5/3 vtls004182673(WlAbNL)0000182673

File - Letters: R-Z 1947-1994 RT5/3 (33).

RT5/4 vtls004182676(WlAbNL)0000182676

File - Letters: unidentifiedcorrespondents

1938-1994 RT5/4 (33).

RT5/5 File - Letters: R.S. Thomas and ElsiThomas

1968-1998 RT5/5 (Box33a)

RT5/6 File - Letters: miscellaneouscorrespondents

1948-1995 RT5/6 (Box33a)

RT5/7 File - Letter: William Condry to RayPerry

[1946] RT5/7 (Box33a)

RT5/8 File - Letter and story: William Condryto Christine Demmar

1971, 2016 RT5/8 (Box33a)



Cyfres | Series RT6 vtls004088784 (WlAbNL)0000088784: Papers relating to othernaturalistsCrëwr | Creator:



The series consists of biographies, obituaries, notes, articles, correspondence, scripts for radio talksand lectures, index cards, a poster, illustrations, press cutting and extracts from the work of othernaturalists, mainly in Wales, but also in other areas of Britain and in Africa.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 6 envelopes, 3 volumes, 2 folders



English

Nodyn | Note:



• Naturalists -- Africa (pwnc) | (subject)• Naturalists -- Great Britain (pwnc) | (subject)• Naturalists -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged at NLW in alphabetical order by name of naturalist. Inverted commas indicate Condry's owntitle for a file.






RT6/1 vtls004088787(WlAbNL)0000088787

File - Arthur Brook 1957 RT6/1 (33).

RT6/2 vtls004088788(WlAbNL)0000088788

File - Peter Crow [c. 1977] RT6/2 (33).

RT6/3 vtls004088794(WlAbNL)0000088794

File - 'Early Snowdonia Botanists' 1984-1990 RT6/3 (33).

RT6/4 vtls004088796(WlAbNL)0000088796

File - Jack Grasse 1975-1985 RT6/4 (33).

RT6/5 vtls004088799(WlAbNL)0000088799

File - Cecil Lambourne [c. 1990] RT6/5 (33).

RT6/6 vtls004134583(WlAbNL)0000134583

File - G. Philip Leedal 1984, 1995 RT6/6 (33).

RT6/7 vtls004089163(WlAbNL)0000089163

File - Edward Lhuyd 1954-1993 RT6/7 (33).



RT6/8 vtls004089213(WlAbNL)0000089213

File - Ronald Lockley 1993 RT6/8 (33).

RT6/9 vtls004089214(WlAbNL)0000089214

File - Sir Roderick Impey Murchison 1969-1989 RT6/9 (33).

RT6/10 vtls004089216(WlAbNL)0000089216

File - John Ray 1986 RT6/10 (33).

Cyfres | Series RT7 vtls004089226 (WlAbNL)0000089226: Photographic recordsDyddiad | Date: 1964-1984 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


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

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 2 envelopes


Nodyn | Note:



• Birds -- Africa (pwnc) | (subject)• Photography -- Africa (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged by record type: notes and letters and chronologically within each file


The actual photographs and slides are in NLW, Department of Pictures and Maps, and an index andfurther notes by Condry on Africa are LP6/1.






RT7/1 vtls004089230(WlAbNL)0000089230

File - Notes 1964-1966 RT7/1 (33).

RT7/2 vtls004089234(WlAbNL)0000089234

File - Letters 1966-1984 RT7/2 (33).

Cyfres | Series RT8 vtls004089452 (WlAbNL)0000089452: Thoreau research papersDyddiad | Date: 1943-1999 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises loose, printed magazine articles, 1943-1995, newspaper articles 1944-1997,letters, 1952-1999, newsletters, circulars, information leaflets, notes relating to Thoreau's life, theWalden pond and woods, Condry's book on Thoreau (published in 1954) and a lecture which he gave



to the Thoreau Society in Concord, Massachusetts, 1981. Recurrent themes include Thoreau's rejectionof the conventional values of capitalist society, his life in a cabin by Walden Pond, his friendshipwith Ralph Waldo Emerson, his writing, admirers and imitators, activities of the Thoreau Society,environmental pressures and conservation of wildlife in Walden and Concord.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 8 folders, 4 envelopes, 1 ring binder


Nodyn | Note:



• Thoreau Society• Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862 (pwnc) | (subject)• Concord (Mass.) (pwnc) | (subject)• Walden (Concord, Mass.) (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged chronologically by file, with any original titles by Condry denoted by inverted commas;contents of files are chronological, except for letters and lecture material


Condry's books, journals and miscellaneous American literature acquired from Thoreau contacts arein NLW, Department of Printed Books. Visual material comprising photographs, pictures, postcards,maps and a poster are in NLW, Department of Pictures and Maps.






RT8/1 vtls004089488(WlAbNL)0000089488

File - Loose magazine articles 1943-1995 RT8/1 (34).

RT8/2 vtls004089502(WlAbNL)0000089502

File - Newspaper articles 1944-1997 RT8/2 (34).

RT8/3 vtls004089510(WlAbNL)0000089510

File - Newsletters and circulars 1948-1998 RT8/3 (34).

RT8/4 vtls004089521(WlAbNL)0000089521

File - 'Thoreau Miscellaneous' 1952-1989 RT8/4 (34).

RT8/5 vtls004089571(WlAbNL)0000089571

File - Letters 1952-1999 RT8/5 (34).

RT8/6 vtls004089637(WlAbNL)0000089637

File - Thoreau notebook [c. 1953]-1997 RT8/6 (34).

RT8/7 vtls004089644(WlAbNL)0000089644

File - Booklets and information leaflets 1962-1994 RT8/7 (34).

RT8/8 vtls004089654(WlAbNL)0000089654

File - Thoreau lecture material 1962-1981 RT8/8 (34).

RT8/9 vtls004089683(WlAbNL)0000089683

File - Typescript essays 1981-1997 RT8/9 (34).



Cyfres | Series RT9 vtls004089708 (WlAbNL)0000089708: Travel recordsCrëwr | Creator:



The series comprises pocket diaries, notebooks, loose index cards, correspondence, articles, printedinformation booklets and leaflets, maps, checklists and nature reserve management plans, relating toCondry's visits to Africa, Ireland, Jersey, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland, covering the topography,climate, plant and animal life, nature reserves and national parks of each country.

Disgrifiad ffisegol | Physical description: 6 folders, 2 envelopes, 2 volumes



English

Nodyn | Note:

Condry's continued interest in certain places means that some of the items post-date his actual visits

Nodyn | Note:



• Condry, William, 1918-1998 -- Diaries (pwnc) | (subject)• Natural areas -- Europe. (pwnc) | (subject)• Natural areas -- Africa. (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged alphabetically by place name, by type and chronology within files


Partly indexed in LP6/1, LP6/7-8


Condry's visit to Concord is described in RT8






RT9/1 vtls004089727(WlAbNL)0000089727

File - Africa 1963-1986 RT9/1 (35).

RT9/2 vtls004089786(WlAbNL)0000089786

File - Ireland 1962-1994 RT9/2 (35).



RT9/3 vtls004089793(WlAbNL)0000089793

File - Jersey and garden notes 1947-1953 RT9/3 (35).

RT9/4 vtls004089794(WlAbNL)0000089794

File - Scotland 1958-1975 RT9/4 (35).

RT9/5 vtls004089815(WlAbNL)0000089815

File - Spain 1965-1966 RT9/5 (35).

RT9/6 vtls004089821(WlAbNL)0000089821

File - Switzerland 1956 RT9/6 (35).

Cyfres | Series RT10 vtls004182482 (WlAbNL)0000182482: Letters: subject filesDyddiad | Date: 1945-1983 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


The series comprises files on plants, birds and other wildlife, 1945-1983.



Nodyn | Note:



• Condry, William, 1918-1998 -- Correspondence (pwnc) | (subject)• Condry, William, 1918-1998 (pwnc) | (subject)• Animals -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Birds -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)• Plants -- Wales (pwnc) | (subject)


Arranged alphabetically by the subject titles originally allocated by Condry, then alphabetically bycorrespondent within the files


For more of Condry's correspondence see RT5






RT10/1 vtls004182489(WlAbNL)0000182489

File - Giant Hogweed 1966 RT10/1 (33).

RT10/2 vtls004182491(WlAbNL)0000182491

File - Guernsey ferns 1983 RT10/2 (33).

RT10/3 vtls004182520(WlAbNL)0000182520

File - 'Misc[ellaneous] letters-naturalhistory'

1945-1975 RT10/3 (33).

RW vtls004090113(WlAbNL)0000090113

Otherlevel - Papers concerning life andeducation

1929-2015 RW.



Cyfres | Series RW1 vtls004090115 (WlAbNL)0000090115: Education and wartimerecordsDyddiad | Date: 1929-1936, 1979-1981 (dyddiad creu) | (date of creation)


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

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