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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

The file comprises photocopies of articles pertaining to Wales, selected from the AA Book of Country Walks

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

The section comprises notes and slide lists for lectures given to extra-mural classes, natural history societies and other groups at different locations throughout mid-Wales, and in Shropshire, 1966-1993, and scripts for radio and television programmes, 1948-1980, together with relevant correspondence. Subjects include ecological and environmental issues, conservation, nature reserves, geology and topography.

The file comprises notes for a lecture discussing the importance of Evan Price Evans and Mary Richards in founding the Society, early meetings, members, past activities and the running of the organisation, with especial gratitude to Peter Benoit.

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

The file consists of a radio script about Woofferton, Shropshire.

The file consists of a script about springtime in Wales.

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.

The file comprises handwritten and typed notes, sketch maps, printed pamphlets, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper and magazine articles, covering various topics of Welsh history, ancient monuments, local historical attractions, legends, traditions, crafts, industry, transport, archaeology, architecture, ancient herbals, ornithology, botany, geology, the Welsh landscape, destruction of scenic areas and the need for their conservation. Correspondents include Arthur Chater, Iorwerth Peate, 1967, about a prehistoric ox horn, and H. R. H. Vaughan, 1969, reporting action by CPRW for the removal of an unsightly footbridge at Llandovery.