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The National Trust, Wales

The file comprises the completed typescript of The National Trust, Wales, published in 1991, a notebook containing lists of Welsh National Trust properties described in the text, brief notes on tourist facilities, interesting scenic features, history and wildlife, with unrelated lists of garden roses on the reverse of some pages; folders containing a letter, notes and checklists regarding publication, together with material used in preparation of the text, which includes manuscript notes, typescript and printed articles, printed information leaflets, circulars, reports, correspondence, maps, postcards, and press cuttings relating to National Trust properties in Wales, 1944-1992.

The Natural History of Wales

The file comprises manuscript notes, typed and printed surveys, newsletters and articles, magazine and newspaper cuttings, maps, and a substantial number of letters, relating to the topography, geology, habitats, ecology, environmental issues such as the effects of afforestation, specific plants, birds and animals of Wales, 1956-1995, used by Condry in writing The Natural History of Wales, published in 1981. A small bundle of the letters refer specifically to Spiraea, 1979. The file includes two letters and a postcard from Peter Benoit, 1977-1983, on various plants, habitats and the death of Mary Richards, and four letters from Arthur Chater, 1979-1983, on botanical subjects, with enclosed lists of plants and underlying geological features for parts of Ceredigion.

Chater, A. O.

Snowdonia

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 Snowdonia National Park

The file consists of a notebook containing a personal account of a journey through North Wales undertaken in September 1963, beginning at Llyn Mair and Rhyd, and ending with Coed y Rhygen, describing scenery, geology, botanical habitats, birds, plants, natural and man-made features of the landscape, and suggestions for photographs, and a few, unrelated notes on Llangrannog and Cwmtudu. The material served as the basis for his The Snowdonia National Park published in 1966.

Swallow Days

The file comprises manuscript notes and the partial, annotated typescript of an unpublished book written in diary form, giving an account of spring and summer in and around the Dyfi estuary, Merioneth, and including descriptions of the weather, scenery, wildlife, plants, gardening and visits to places of interest.

The Vertebrate Animals of Cardiganshire

The file comprises annotated galley proofs of The Vertebrate Animals of Cardiganshire which was published in Cardiganshire County History, Vol. 1 in 1994, with covering letters from the publisher, 1992-1993, typescript and manuscript of the text with related letters, author's memos and notes, 1984-1992; an original cardboard folder, annotated with the author's research plan on the cover and containing notes and printed articles about birds of prey, mammals, reptiles, insects, ecology and the history of game management, 1969-1984; correspondence, mainly concerning game management and the production of the book, including drafts and copies of letters by Condry (7), 1985-1991, letters from Arthur Chater (4), 1984-1985, Lord Lisburne (8), 1950-1954, Morrey Salmon (2), 1984, with enclosures, Prof. E. G. Bowen (3), 1983, and Prof. I. G. Jones (3), 1983-1984, both of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, and David Austin of the University of Wales, Lampeter (1, 1984)

Chater, A. O.

Country Life articles

The series consists mainly of the finished, printed articles, frequently illustrated with Condry's own photographs, extracted from the magazines, 1957-1991. They are accompanied by occasional typescript drafts and handwritten notes, which sometimes indicate the author's intention to alter or re-use certain pieces for future projects.

Country Life

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The Guardian articles

The series includes scrapbooks, 1957-1984, loose newspaper cuttings, 1959-1998, typescript and manuscript drafts of the `Country Diary' articles published in The Guardian, 1957-1991, other, miscellaneous press cuttings, correspondence, notes and printed leaflets, 1988-1998. Condry's own titles for the files have been denoted by innverted commas.

'Country Diary' cuttings

The file consists of newspaper cuttings and occasional typed drafts of the articles, pasted into two exercise books, in chronological order, 1957-1961 and 1962 respectively and numbered 1-203.

'Country Diary' cuttings: (national parks)

The file comprises previously loose cuttings, specifically concerning the environmental threats to Britain's existing national parks and the proposed creation of a new national park in mid-Wales, 1979-1990.

'Country Diary' drafts

The file comprises typed drafts of 'Country Diary' articles, annotated with dates, 1957-1973, and details of material re-used or extracted for other purposes, possibly being reconsidered by the author as late as 1991 (see endorsement).

'Country Diary ' drafts

The file comprises handwritten and typed drafts and copies, with a small proportion of press cuttings and numbered photocopies, 1960-1991. Some items have been given a descriptive heading. Two notes (the second dated 12 March 1991), indicate reasons for retaining the drafts and the likelihood of these articles not being included in the book which was derived from the `Country Diary' articles [ie A Welsh Country Diary].

'Country Diary' - `Ideas for Guardian Articles'

The file contains items with the potential for inclusion in Condry's column in The Guardian, 1988-1998, including handwritten notes about country walks in Wales and information on Tregaron Bog (Cors Caron), a printed article on the theme of solitude, magazine and press cuttings relating to the folklore of plants, to birds and to conservation issues, especially the pollution of Cardigan Bay, newsletters from conservation bodies, an information leaflet and correspondence, 1996-1998, concerning a Russian ornithological survey, the Berwyn Mountains, local archaeological societies, Thomas Pennant and women botanists.

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