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The series comprises newspaper and magazine articles written during Condry's lifetime, obituaries and letters of condolence to Penny Condry, and other memorials and tributes, 1955-2020 (accumulated 1973-2020)

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 series comprises pocket diaries, notebooks, loose index cards, correspondence, articles, printed information booklets and leaflets, maps, checklists and nature reserve management plans, relating to Condry's visits to Africa, Ireland, Jersey, Scotland, Spain and Switzerland, covering the topography, climate, plant and animal life, nature reserves and national parks of each country.

The series comprises loose, printed magazine articles, 1943-1995, newspaper articles 1944-1997, letters, 1952-1999, newsletters, circulars, information leaflets, notes relating to Thoreau's life, the Walden pond and woods, Condry's book on Thoreau (published in 1954) and a lecture which he gave to the Thoreau Society in Concord, Massachusetts, 1981. Recurrent themes include Thoreau's rejection of the conventional values of capitalist society, his life in a cabin by Walden Pond, his friendship with Ralph Waldo Emerson, his writing, admirers and imitators, activities of the Thoreau Society, environmental pressures and conservation of wildlife in Walden and Concord.

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.

The series consists of biographies, obituaries, notes, articles, correspondence, scripts for radio talks and lectures, index cards, a poster, illustrations, press cutting and extracts from the work of other naturalists, mainly in Wales, but also in other areas of Britain and in Africa.

The series consists of personal letters to Condry, from Ray Perry and others, on subjects relating to wild plants, bird and animal life, identification of insects, birdwatching in Britain and abroad, ornithological records, fundraising efforts for a conservation project, publishing, appreciation of Condry's 'Country Diary' articles and his books, A Welsh Country Diary and Thoreau, life during the Second World War, personal news from friends, Condry's connnections with Birmingham and enclosures of occasional printed items. Correspondents include Ronald Lockley, Ray [Perry], Morrey Salmon, H[arold Wright], Irene (`Benjamin') Vaughan, R.S. Thomas and his wife Mildred Elsie Eldridge (Elsi). There is also a letter from Condry to his niece, Chris (Christine Demmar), enclosing a story about his pet jackdaw, 1971.

The series comprises small pocket diaries containing names of useful contacts, personal and professional engagements, brief field notes and health problems, especially attacks of migraine. Some have been re-used for bird lists at a later date.

The series comprises small notebooks which Condry carried with him, recording descriptions of places visited, observations on wildlife, particularly birds and plants, geology, industry, historical landmarks, archaeology, personal reminders, ideas for writing and lecturing, photography, bibliographies, useful contacts and conservation issues, 1952-1994. The main geographical areas covered are Bardsey Island, Cader Idris, Cardiganshire and Merionethshire. An index to the series is provided., compiled by Ceridwen Lloyd-Morgan, 2013.

The series comprises a complete set of nature diaries which William Condry kept from his late teens, the only significant omission being a deliberate one, during the years of the Second World War. The earlier diaries are almost exclusively concerned with birds, noting the sightings, calls, nests, feeding and courtship habits, and identifying features, with occasional sketches. A gradual progression may be seen, from about 1949 onwards, as Condry developed his interest in other wildlife, and more particularly in plants, recording their habitats, individual sightings and identification, sometimes assisted by drawings. Species of birds, mammals, insects and plants are usually underlined for clarity. Accounts are given of daily events, meetings and places visited in connection with Condry's professional conservation duties and literary work. Several of the diaries contain charts of birds and butterflies recorded at Ynys-hir. Weather conditions are recorded throughout. Relevant enclosures are frequent. Some of the diaries have integral indexes, and it is evident from the other papers in the archive that the entries formed useful points of reference for the preparation of books and articles.

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

The series comprises notes, correspondence, printed information leaflets, maps, press cuttings and other printed articles relating to antiquities, archaeology, history of the landscape, past and modern day travel and tourism.

The series comprises circulars, fact sheets, pamphlets and correspondence concerning the Montgomeryshire Flora Project, 1984-1994, and the Montgomeryshire Canal Conservation Project, 1988-1989, together with postcards from Penny Condry to NLW reporting the successful outcome of conservation measures in Cwm Einion and the Dyfi marshes initiated by her late husband, 1998.

The series consists of warden's monthly reports, 1969-1980, Ynys-hir nature reserve annual report and draft, 1981, 1990, and a checklist of birds on the reserve, 1983

The series comprises letters and enclosures relating to the creation and preservation of plant and wildlife habitats from various organisations, specifically the National Trust, regarding the possible acquisition of a traditional hay meadow at Penybont, Powys, The West Wales Naturalists' Trust, mainly in connection with an appeal to to save the habitat of wild orchids, and the Wildfowl Trust, in a letter written by Peter Scott, concerning the possible creation of a wildfowl reserve on the Dovey estuary

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

The series comprises notes, articles, correspondence, newsletters and surveys concerning the identification, distribution and habits of birds, insects and mammals.

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 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.

Circulars, pamphlets, newletters, etc. of the Friends of Cardigan Bay, 1990-1998, and the Woodland Trust, 1987-2005.