Career
He was Librarian of the National Library of Wales from 1953 to 1958, Principal of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth from 1958 to 1969 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales from 1961 to 1963 and 1967 to 1969. The Thomas Parry Library located on Aberystwyth University"s Llanbadarn Campus was named in his honour in 1995.