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Jazz Heritage Wales Archive (Archif Menywod Cymru/Women's Archive of Wales) Swansea (Wales) English
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Year of Literature 1995

Material relating to events surrounding 1995's Year of Literature and in particular the involvement of Women in Jazz , including proposals, aims and objectives and mission statement; funding applications and responses; press release; correspondence; and press cuttings. Jen Wilson was appointed a member of the 1995 Year of Literature General Advisory Group. Together with material relating to double bassist Paula Gardiner, pianist Stan Tracey and trumpeter Cris Haines, who were each commissioned by Swansea University's Department of Adult Continuing Education to compose new works to celebrate the Year of Literature.

Although this was a British-wide celebration of literature and the arts, Swansea's successful bid to host the Arts Council's Year of Literature in 1995 meant that the majority of events were held in and around that city.

Swansea Writers' and Artists' Group (SWAG)

Material relating to the Swansea Writers' and Artists' Group (SWAG), of which Jen Wilson was a member, including correspondence; agendas and minutes of group meetings; press releases; SWAG constitution and list of members; invitations to SWAG social events; accounts; press cuttings; posters and flyers; and copies of the group's magazine, SwagMag.

University College of Wales, Swansea research seminar

Notice of paper titled Gender Issues and Women's Music, to be presented by Jen Wilson at a research seminar held at University College of Wales, Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education, 28 January [?1993]; together with text relating to women's rôle in music and reference to a talk by Dr Roberta Lamb titled Music, Gender and Education, to be given at Bristol University, 27 March 1993.

26th International Ballad Conference, 1996

Material relating to the 26th International Ballad Conference, held at University College of Wales, Swansea, 19-24 July 1996, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk/performance titled Black, blue & red: a feminist historical perspective on gospel music & the blues, 1860-1930, including call for papers; abstract of Jen Wilson's talk; full texts of talks to be presented, with details relating to speakers; conference schedule; and correspondence.

Dylan Thomas Centre

Programme of events taking place at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, October - December 1998, which includes details relating to Then - and Now?/Ddoe - a Heddiw?, a one-day conference on Welsh women's history organised by the Welsh Women's Archive, at which Jen Wilson provided musical performance on piano. There is no definite evidence to suggest whether or not Jen Wilson also gave a talk at this conference.

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