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William Condry Papers,
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Unidentified journal

The file consists of a single article entitled 'The Kites of Europe' [Latin term Milvus], published in an unidentified foreign wildlife journal.

Drafts and notes for articles

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

'Limestone Country, Chapter 6'

The file comprises an index apparently intended for a particular chapter in a book, probably The Natural History of Wales. Entries include bibliographies and notes taken from literary sources, geology and topography, agriculture, the impact of grazing, trees, plants, wildlife, and architecture of farmlands, villages, churchyards and estates, scenery, nature reserves and other places of interest to visit, sometimes with fuller notes, pressed leaves, press cuttings, articles, pamphlets and correspondence, including letters from Arthur Chater, 1974, 1978, mainly on laburnum and plants in churchyards, Derek Ratcliffe, 1970, on upland meadows and birds of prey, H.R.H.('Taff') Vaughan, 1974-1975, mainly relating to swans in history, and Irene ('Benjamin') Vaughan, 1975-1978, on various plants.

Chater, A. O.

Miscellaneous card index

The file comprises index cards in six sections, with Condry's titles (where given) in quotation marks: 'Birds Not Yet Seen', a list of African birds, giving the sizes, colours and habits of each; 'Gide and Music', brief biographical notes and press cuttings relating to the writer André Gide; 'Red Kite', notes on their history, literary sources, distribution, habits and distinguishing features; a slides index for a lecture on the natural history of Snowdonia, with a note by Condry, 'Not used for talk to students, Oct. '97'; travel, access to wild mountain areas and development of national parks; 'Writing Notes', ideas and descriptive phrases, bibliographic entries, quotations, spellings, vocabulary, writing techniques, notes on gardens, letter from H. R. H. ('Taff') Vaughan, 1976, and a subsection entitled 'Industry', but which appears to be a list of articles on various historical and wildlife topics.

Vaughan, H.R.H. 1893-1978

Natural History of Wales

The file comprises a card index referring mainly to places of natural history interest, with a brief description of each and notes on visitor access, bibliographic and reference sources, acknowledgements, places to visit and notes on the author's indexing system, and a separate gazetteer consisting of notes, information leaflets and press cuttings mostly relating to historical sites in Wales, with subsections on national nature reserves, the wildlife, plants and history of Harlech and botanical sites from the Nature Conservancy Council inventory, 1954-1986.

Vertebrate Animals of Cardiganshire

The file comprises an index and notes compiled by Condry for his chapter to the first volume of the Cardiganshire County History, entitled 'The Vertebrate Animals of Cardiganshire'. It includes a bibliography with a list of references and page numbers, entries relating to the history, folklore, names, descriptions, distribution and habits of various birds, amphibians and reptiles, fish, marine creatures, carnivores, grazing animals and rodents, information on prehistoric animals and man, the landscape and climate, and notes concerning the order of the book, 1947-1984. Printed articles, literary sources and correspondence accompany some entries.

Water

The file comprises a card index divided into sections on lakes, classified according to area and type, wetlands and rivers, indexed by name, plants, insects, fish and mammals, 1947-1979. Some of the entries are expanded by additional notes on history, geology, distribution and early discoveries of certain species, threats and conservation issues, topographical descriptions, human activities, bibliographic references, preparatory notes and personal reminders, and derivations of place names, sometimes accompanied by press cuttings, species lists, typed reports, sketches and printed pamphlets

W[elsh] C[ountry] Essays

The file comprises a card index which Condry used for his book, Welsh Country Essays, published in 1996, covering place names, personal names, plants, birds, fish, reptiles, mammals, trees, insects, geology, literary references and historical topics, [1952]-[1987], marked with numbers which denote pages in the printed version of the book.

Preparatory notes

The series comprises notebooks, [?1938]-[?1955]), a loose list, a chronology on cardboard sheets and photocopies of printed articles, [1979]-[1984], evidently used as literary source materials, but without a specific connection to any of Condry's named books or articles.

Literature notebook

The file comprises a hardback notebook, [?1938]-[?1944], containing lists of unusual or interesting words with definitions and their Latin and French equivalents, notes on being a nature lover and a conscientious objector, quotations from English and French literature, especially poetry, with translations by Condry, probably dating from around the time of World War II.

History and ecology notebook

The file comprises a hardback notebook, containing mainly notes taken from literary sources, with references given. Subjects cover the geology and natural history of Cardiganshire, including the ecology of Tregaron Bog (Cors Caron) and the history of Hafod mansion, plants of the Swiss National Park [?1956], heath and breckland ecology, and the life of William Hutton of Birmingham (1723-1815), a bookbinder, bookseller and renowned walker.

Lockley, R. M. (Ronald Mathias), 1903-2000

Travel chronology

The file comprises a schematic chronology of published works on the subject of travel in Wales, handwritten on two cardboard sheets.

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.

Committees and societies' papers

The section consists of newsletters, annual reports, circulars, printed pamphlets, fact sheets, correspondence and notes relating to various conservation groups with which Condry was involved, 1947-2005

Forestry Panel

Circulars and pamphlets concerning the Carmel Woods Campaign by Dyfed Wildlife Trust, and the Forest Enterprise scheme in Ceredigion, for which Condry acted in an advisory role on the panel, with particular reference to the Myherin and Tarenig forests, and Cwm Einion, 1992-1998, and a letter from Dick [Roberts], Bangor, about amenity restoration at Hafna mine in the Gwydir forest, 1993.

North Wales Naturalists' Trust papers

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.

North Wales Naturalists' Trust

Newsletters

The file consists of typed newsletters, covering annnual general meetings, staff news, branch news, programmes of activities, sites of particular interest and conservation issues.

Fact sheets

The file comprises a typed account of the ecology of Craig y Penglog, near Dolgellau, printed fact sheets, describing the acquisition, access, geology, flora and fauna of several nature reserves in Gwynedd, Clwyd and Powys, their locations indicated by ordnance survey grid references and maps, and a press release with typed sheets, outlining the environmental impact of the Conwy Tunnel.

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