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The file consists of letters mainly about the habits and the identification, from photographs, of particular African insects, birds and plants, including a letter from [Desmond] Vesey-[Fitzgerald], 1966; other letters concern the illustrations for World of a Mountain, photographs of Ynys-hir and portraits of the author for a photographic reference library.

The file comprises private correspondence to Condry, 1952, 1982 and 1985, and the draft of a letter from him, 1987, recalling the help received when writing his book on Thoreau, a transcript of his lecture, printed in the Thoreau Society Bulletin, 1981, press and magazine cuttings, which include the 'Country Diary' article written after his visit to Concord.

The file includes eight small notebooks, containing a diary of the first African trip, 1963-1964, remarking on the work of Mary Richards and Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald, detailed notes on the area of Rukwa, with ideas for chapters in Condry's forthcoming African book, Penny Condry's diary for the end of 1963, and camera notes, a typed itinerary for Condry's visit to East Africa in July 1967, brief notes on species seen and photographs required, bird lists, and loose notes on Arusha, describing its designation as a national park and the involvement of Desmond Vesey-Fitzgerald; Condry's diaries of his trip to Arusha, 1971, with a further diary in a different hand, possibly by Vesey-Fitzgerald, covering 1971-1974.

The file includes an itinerary on a loose sheet, two small notebooks containing a natural history diary of the visit, 1969, lists of Scottish plants and birds, deleted notes on Wales and wildlife, a letter, 1969, addressed to Cecil [Lambourne], regarding the best sites in Scotland for wild plants and birds, and other correspondence, 1975, about a friend's birdwatching holiday, and management plans for six Scottish national nature reserves.

The file consists of a diary of the holiday in Switzerland, 1956, written on loose ring-binder pages and it includes the description of a visit to the Swiss National Park, with additional notes on loose index cards relating to its origins, places of historical and scenic interest, pine trees, distribution of brown bears, and reminders referring to Condry's diary.

The series consists of Condry's secondary school reports, 1929-1936, a university certificate, 1980, with related letters, 1979-1981, and his application as a conscientious objector, 1939-1940.

The file consists of a certificate for the degree of honorary MSc, awarded to Condry in July 1980 by the University of Wales for his lifetime's study of wildlife, accompanied by a translation and explanatory letter; and a second folder of related and congratulatory letters, with a copy of the addresses of presentation, 1979-1981.

The file comprises offprints, press and magazine articles published during Condry's lifetime, describing his early years, upbringing, education, professional career, literary activities, services to conservation and attitude to natural history.

Letters, obituaries and articles relating to William Condry which appear to have been accumulated by David Saunders of the Dyfed Wildlife Trust, as indicated by a covering letter, 2015. They include a letter by William Condry to Elwyn Hughes, 1955, and letters between Condry and David Saunders, 1991-1997, mainly about the publication of articles in various wildlife journals. The remainder of the file comprises correspondence of David Saunders with Penny Condry, Jack Davies, Dafydd Davies and Arthur Chater, in connection with the obituary of William Condry by Arthur Chater, published in ‘Wildlife’, September 1998 (present in file), together with a brief article on Condry’s retirement, 1982, and further obituaries, mostly in Wildlife Trust publications, 1998-1999.

This section comprises papers resulting from the editing and preparation of newsletters of the West Wales Field Society (WWFS), 1950-1954, entitled Field Notes

The file consists of typescript drafts of Field Notes, nos 1-19, 1950-1954, and an information circular, December 1954, reporting recent activities of the West Wales Field Society, including the incorporation of Field Notes into Nature in Wales

The file comprises letters concerning the proposed formation of the Kite Committee, the need for protection, ways of increasing kite population and distribution, requirements for public awareness, secrecy of nest locations, habits of nesting kites and distinguishing features, the correspondents including Dorothy Raikes, 1947, and Geoffrey Ingram, 1949; articles on kites by Condry, H. R. H. Vaughan and Morrey Salmon; notebooks containing minutes of a meeting of the West Wales Field Society, 1950, history of the Red Kite and its decline in Britain, notes recording sightings of kites, nest sites, condition and success of nests and useful contacts; typed private newsletter of the Kite Committee, 1971, and a typed extract from the journal of Bertram Lloyd for 1931; manuscript draft of a talk given by Condry at Shrewsbury in 1949, regarding the current position of the Kite Committee, its weaknesses and suggestions for improvement in kite protection methods

The file comprises a card index with entries for the history of the mountain top, ascents and races, vandalism and litter, bibliographic references, literary descriptions, history of tourist facilities and an early printed guide to the summit

The file comprises material almost exclusively concerned with alpine ferns in North Wales, including a typescript draft of an article by Condry, entitled 'Two Rare Ferns of Snowdonia', index cards and loose notes on their identification, sites and altitudes, extracts from literary sources, printed and photocopied articles, relevant letters and enclosures, with occasional copies of Condry's replies. The correspondents inclue Peter Benoit (1), 1983, Arthur Chater (4) 1985-1992, Dafydd Davies (14) 1985-1993, enclosing hand-copied extracts from J. Lloyd Williams' descriptions of Woodsia and Trichomanes, Jack Grasse (1), 1985, Dewi Jones (38), 1985-1996, expressing interest in the diaries of Mary Richards, Derek Ratcliffe (1), 1984, and Richard (Dick) H. Roberts (3) 1985.

The series comprises notes, drafts of articles, reports, correspondence, maps, printed articles and press cuttings relating to island habitats, 1956-1982; geographical and geological features, 1963-1996; and the history, landscape, wildlife and conservation issues of Snowdonia, 1947-1995.

The file comprises two typescript drafts of articles by Condry, entitled 'Exploring a Welsh Island' and 'Island of a Celtic Saint' [ca.1961], handwritten notes covering the subjects of the islands' nomenclature, conservation issues, historical changes wrought by man and nature, geology, flora and fauna, typed reports on the wardening of a roseate tern colony, 1969, a settlement site on Grassholm and wildlife management on Puffin Island, three printed articles, and correspondence, including a note from Arthur Chater, 1982, enclosing copies of three letters to other recipients, 1980-1982, regarding conservation problems on Cardigan Island and the need for its proper management as a nature reserve.

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 series comprises loose, handwritten and typed notes, a notebook, correspondence, circulars, press cuttings, loose printed articles, offprints, vegetation samples and information leaflets, mainly concerning the discovery, location and identification of wild plants, with a strong bias towards alpine varieties found in North Wales, in the localities of Snowdonia and Cader Idris.

The file comprises handwritten notes on loose sheets and index cards, covering the discovery, identification, location and lists of alpine plants, mainly in the upland areas of Merionethshire, a set of notes for a lecture on the history of botanical and ecological studies on Cader Idris, with a schematic biography of the Snowdonia botanist E. Price Evans, literary and bibliographic references, typed and handwritten surveys, reports and newsletters relating to the ecology of certain Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in North Wales, 1968-1996, photocopies and off prints, including two papers on the flora of Cader Idris by E. Price Evans, 1932, and press articles about Evan Roberts, 1979, another Snowdonia botanist, occasional items relating to plants in Scotland and other areas of Britain, pressed and dried specimens of alpine ferns with relevant notes, and a large quantity of letters and enclosures concerning similar topics, notably from Peter Benoit (15), 1962-1995, Arthur Chater, (7), 1985-1994, Dafydd Davies (27), 1986-1997, E. Price Evans, (1), 1957, Dewi Jones (24), 1988-1997, with an enclosed typescript article on William Williams, the botanical guide of Snowdonia, Derek Ratcliffe of the Nature Conservancy Council (5), 1983, and Richard (`Dick') Roberts (7), 1985-1991.