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William Condry Papers,
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Nature

The file includes a radio script called 'Wales: Welsh Marsh', written and presented entirely by Condry.

Miscellaneous radio scripts

The file includes scripts about marshland birds, 1961, birdwatching in Switzerland, Edward Lhuyd, 1960, 1966, leadmining in Wales, 1963, island birdwatching, 1957, polecats, 1954, seals, 1954, and a programme in which Peter Scott and Tony Soper also participated, 1963.

Scott, Peter, 1909-1989

Personal papers

The sub-fonds comprises William Condry's personal papers, being defined as those which provide an insight into his character, education, special interests, travels, friends and acquaintances. The papers include nature diaries, 1935-1998, field notebooks, 1952-1994, printed books, journals, press cuttings and notes about other naturalists, 1935-1996, and Henry Thoreau, 1943-1999, correspondence, [c.1938]-2016, travel records, 1947-1994, school records, 1929-1936, biographical sources, and a number of letters and tributes received by his wife after his death, 1998-2020.

'Offa's Dyke'

The file comprises a newsletter, 1995, containing an article of Condry's which the Offa's Dyke Association had previously obtained his permission to reprint, together with related information leaflets and visitor guides.

Nature diary

There are no entries between October 1963 and February 1964, when Condry was in Africa.

Field notebook

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.

Field notebook

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

Letters: P

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'

Perry, Ray ca. 1918-

Letters: R-Z

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

Salmon, H. Morrey (Harry Morrey)

G. Philip Leedal

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.

Photographic records

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.

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