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The file comprises typed and photocopied articles about the life, career and writings of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, the Scottish geologist, who was renowned for his investigations of the rocks of South Wales and the border lands, and was acknowledged as founder of the Silurian system.

The file is a printed booklet describing the life, career, natural history studies and literary interests of John Ray, the seventeenth century Essex naturalist, who had some influence on the work of Edward Lhuyd.

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, the Walden 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 rejection of the conventional values of capitalist society, his life in a cabin by Walden Pond, his friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson, his writing, admirers and imitators, activities of the Thoreau Society, environmental pressures and conservation of wildlife in Walden and Concord.

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.

The file comprises the typescript of Condry's lecture, entitled 'Thoreau's Influence in Britain', preparatory research notes, literary references, correspondence, 1979-1981, press cuttings and other printed articles, including one by Condry, 'The Sage of Walden Woods', 1962.

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

The file consists of letters in response to one of Condry's 'Country Diary' articles, July - August 1966, discussing sites, appearance and possible poisonous effects of giant hogweed.

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.

The series comprises newspaper and magazine articles written during Condry's lifetime, obituaries and letters of condolence to Penny Condry, and other memorials and tributes, 1955-2020 (accumulated 1973-2020)

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.

Transcript of a speech given by Chris Fuller at the opening of an exhibition at MOMA, The Tabernacle, Machynlleth on 29 September 2018, to celebrate the centenary year of William Condry; with a leaflet and poster advertising the William Condry Memorial Lecture by Iolo Williams, 13 October 2018.

The file comprises proofs of Snowdonia published in 1987 and four small notebooks, entitled 'Snowdonia National Park', 'Snowdonia 2', 'Eryru (sic)', and 'Meadows', which together formed the foundation of the book, containing bibliographic references, historical notes, public access and routes by footpath or road for visitors to the Snowdonia National Park, geology, mining history, notes for preparation of the gazetteer and the selection of photographs to accompany the text, birds and plants, including detailed notes on Woodsias and their propagation, mountain railways and descriptions of places of outstanding scenery, with dates when various sites were visited by Condry, 1984-1985. All four notebooks contain similar material; the title of the last one,`Meadows', may be inapplicable.

The file comprises drafts of articles by Condry, entitled 'The Abereden Project' and 'The Snowdonia National Park' (1982), an untitled [radio] talk about the distribution of various wildlife and formation of new Welsh nature reserves, handwritten notes on Snowdonia place names and their associations with ruminant grazing, the geology and landscape of Cader [Idris], Rhinog and Harlech Dome, pine martens, railways, history of the landscape, ancient monuments, bibliographic references, articles on botanical subjects, early travellers in Wales, including Thomas Pennant and Prince H.L.H. von Puckler-Muskrau,, periodical and newspaper cuttings, 1949-1990, newsletters, printed information sheets and booklets, mainly concerned with visitor amenities, administration problems, conservation, and pressures on national parks from agriculture, industry and tourism. -- The file also includes letters from the Government, 1963, inviting Condry to serve on the Merioneth Park Planning Committee, Peter Benoit, 1963, jointly addressing the Condrys and Mary Richards mainly with regard to wild plants and the first meeting of North Wales Naturalists' Trust, Arthur Chater, 1963, discussing plant species and antiquarian topographical books, Jack [Grasse], [1978x1996], remarking on a particular rock type, Richard Dean, 1982, and Richard (`Dick') [Roberts], 1986, on daffodils and a group of letters about Welsh viewpoints.

The file includes material on badgers; the ecology of railways, mainly relating to plants; and National Nature Week; one programme features Evan Roberts as a guest speaker.

The section comprises loose, handwritten and typed notes, notebook, binders, substantial correspondence, photographs, vegetation samples, circulars, press cuttings, maps, loose printed articles, offprints and information leaflets, accumulated during work in natural history and conservation. The material is indicative of Condry's dedicated and detailed approach to research concerning plants, birds, animals and their different habitats. It is obvious that some of the information which he gathered represented an extension of his personal interests and was used for the compilation of books and articles. -- The main subjects comprise botany, ecology, geology, zoology and the work of other naturalists, such as Evan Price Evans, Mary Richards and Evan Roberts. Regular correspondents include Peter Benoit, E. H. T. Bible, Arthur Chater, Dafydd Davies, Evan Price Evans, Jack Grasse, Dewi Jones, Derek Ratcliffe, Mary Richards, Richard H. Roberts, Morrey Salmon, H. R. H. Vaughan and Irene Vaughan.

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 historical subjects, 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 from R.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. Additional correspondence and papers, 1948-2020, including the files of letters from R. S. Thomas and his wife Mildred Elsie Eldridge (Elsi), 1968-1998, were transferred to NLW in December 2015, May 2018 and June 2020; a further letter, [c. 1946], by William Condry to Ray Perry, was donated in January 2016; a letter by Condry to his niece, Christine Demmar, enclosing a story about a pet jackdaw, was donated in August 2016; and transcript of a speech given by Chris Fuller at the opening of the William Condry centenary exhibition at MOMA, Machynlleth, in September 2018., donated in October 2018.

The file comprises material for an unpublished book about Penny Condry's garden at Ynys Edwin and includes three sets of typescripts, respectively labelled 'WWG Version I 'Gutted Remains', 'Carbon Copy', 1991 and 'Ms.of Last Planned Book', 1998, author's own comments and impressions, publisher's rejection letter, 1991, notebooks containing a bibliography and progress report, 1997-1998, and loose, handwritten notes on weeds, bee keeping, pests, and wild plant and animal species.