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Personal letters and greetings cards mainly to Penny Condry and occasionally to William Condry from Mildred Elsie Eldridge (Elsi), wife of R.S. Thomas, written at Manafon rectory, Argaliers in France, Aberdaron vicarage and Sarn y Plas, Y Rhiw, Pwllheli, They are mostly dated 1953-1988, with a gap from 1954 to 1967 when R.S. Thomas was vicar of Eglwys-fach, living near to the Condrys. The letters discuss mostly the correspondents’ mutual interest in gardening, ornithology and other wildlife, and are sometimes illustrated with delightful sketches of mice and plants. In addition they reveal aspects of Elsi’s life with R.S. Thomas, their son, Gwydion, Elsi’s own art work, William Condry’s work at Ynyshir, conservation and heritage issues in North Wales, particularly the future of Bardsey Island and the garden at Plas yn Rhiw. Several letters mention mutual friends such as Mary and Bow Behrend, Monica Rawlins and Germaine Hunter. The file also contains a piece of creative writing by Elsi called ‘A Night Garden’, July 1950, occasional letters from R.S. Thomas, 1978-1979, and letters from Monica Rawlins of Ystrad Meurig, 196[?]-1982, and Germaine [widow of Norman Charles Hunter] of Pantlludw, Machynlleth, 1972.

Letters to William and Penny Condry from miscellaneous correspondents, including Philip Coxon, mainly about his own career as a warden for RSPB, 1975-1980; Ray Evans, 1992; Walter Harding on a Thoreau commemoration, 1995; Ronald Lockley and his daughter, Ann Mark, about his life in Jersey and retirement in New Zealand, 1948-1995, Irene (‘Benjamin’) Vaughan, on gardening, reminiscences and personal news, 1989-1992; and Nicholas [?] about the Oryx project, a sailing project to commemorate H.W. Tilman, and birds spotted in Oman, 1993.

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'

Personal letters to William and Penny Condry mainly by R.S. Thomas and his wife, Mildred Elsie Eldridge (Elsi) and more recently his second wife, Betty, written from Aberdaron vicarage, Sarn y Plas at Y Rhiw, Pwllheli, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy near Holyhead, Presteigne and Llanfrothen, 1968-1998. The letters discuss mostly the correspondents’ mutual interest in ornithology and other wildlife, frequently referring to the start of the RSPB reserve at Ynyshir and Condry’s wardenship, and the maintenance of Bardsey Island as a nature reserve. Other topics include gardening, publishing, Thomas’s family, his attitude to the Welsh language and his personal beliefs; there are touches of unexpected humour. The letters from Elsi Thomas sometimes include her own sketches and drawings. The file also includes a letter to William Condry from the artist Meg [Stevens], 1984, letters from Thomas’s biographer Justin Wintle, 1995-1996, and press-cuttings about R.S. Thomas, [post-1985]-1993.

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

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

The file comprises letters to Condry from unidentified correspondents

The file comprises letters regarding possible dangers posed by rock blasting to nesting birds at Craig yr Aderyn, Meirionydd, thanks for funds raised from sale of books, an invitation to become president of the Trust, with a carbon copy of Condry's refusal, 1982, subscriptions, a request for professional advice in advance of a road improvement scheme and staff changes; a bundle of correspondence, photocopied notes and maps in connection with the preservation and possible purchase of unimproved meadow land at Ty Glas, Brithdir, including letters from Peter Benoit, 1982-1983; and a bundle of correspondence, a botanical survey, photocopied maps and plant lists in connection with the designation of fields at Talsarnau as a site of special scientific interest, including carbon copies of two letters by Condry, 1985.

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.

The file is a list of the author's miscellaneous papers.

The group consists of notebooks, loose notes, drafts, indexes, correspondence and printed material, 1825, 1893, 1930-1998, used for Condry's editorial work and for the preparation of his books, articles and reviews, together with a sustantial number of the finished, printed articles cut from newspapers and magazines

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 consists of a letter and an extract of an unpublished book, sent to Condry by its author as a compliment, describing the historical development of Chepstow and the topography of the Wye valley and Trellech.

The file comprises draft and printed articles, notes, species lists, survey sheets, radio and television scripts, questionnaires, press cuttings, maps and correspondence relating to wildlife in general and British mammals, particularly badgers, bats, dormice, otters, polecats and pine martens, rabbits and hares, seals and squirrels. Amongst the correspondents supplying Condry with relevant information about these mammals are Biblos' [E. H. T. Bible], G. C. S. Ingram,Bob' Owen of Croesor, J. H. Owen, Iorwerth C. Peate, Jack [Grasse], Arthur Brook, Frances Pitt and [H. R. H.] `Taff' [Vaughan].

The file consists of notes for a talk given to Herefordshire/Radnorshire Naturalists' Trust at Newbridge on Wye, on the subject of sympathetic management of woodland nature reserves and the plants and animals which may benefit from such conservation measures

The file consists of an ordnance survey map of Wales and the Marches, with places of wildlife, historical and scenic interest marked heavily in red, photocopied archaeological survey map of Llwynysgaw, coloured, black and white paper and acetate maps of special areas and centres in the Snowdonia National Park, black and white paper and actetate geological maps of North Wales

The file is an index to slides intended for illustrating the book. Entries include Mary Richards herself and associated people, places, plants, animals, insects and birds, in both Wales and Africa, 1946-1971.

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 articles, some of them accompanied by Condry's notes and correspondence with editors, on miscellaneous subjects, including Africa, autumn, birds and their habitats, birdwatching, migration, forests and woodlands, mammals, nature reserves, historical roads, mountains and moorlands, the Brecon Beacons, Snowdonia, Snowdonia National Park, other national parks, Housman's Shropshire, Walden in the USA, 44 articles for the Liverpool Post entitled 'A Welsh Nature Note', some dated between 1952 and 1959, untitled pieces on Gilbert White, William and Catherine Hutton, the 18th century Birmingham travellers, and the script of a radio programme involving a search for the Black Woodpecker in 1963. The file also includes a photocopy of 'The Breeding Birds of an Area of Central Wales', a report to the West Wales Field Society, which was published in The Naturalist in 1950.