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Material relating to In Pursuit of Venus, a piece commissioned by the Women's Jazz Archive and composed by double bassist Paula Gardiner to mark the 1995 Year of Literature; together with general material relating to Paula Gardiner and her work.

Material relating to Suite for Trumpet, Harp and Bass, a piece commissioned by University College Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education and composed by trumpeter Cris Haines to mark the 1995 Year of Literature; together with general material relating to Cris Haines and his work

Material relating in general or to more than one of the composers commissioned to compose pieces for the Year of Literature 1995 celebrations.

Material relating to tours of venues in West Virginia made by a combined Welsh and West Virginian musical ensemble called Jen Wilson And Her New Friends, focusing in particular on the Historic Fayette Theatre in Fayetteville, West Virginia; together with material relating to tours of Wales and the Welsh valleys of Coal Camp Memories, an original one-woman production by the American storyteller, actor and writer Karen Vuranch. The material includes copious correspondence, largely between Jen Wilson and Karen Vuranch; funding applications; projected expenses; press release; concert flyers; performance schedules; material relating to Karen Vuranch and Coal Camp Memories; itinerary of the 2001 Wales tour and tour report; press cuttings, including those relating to a West Virginia tour by Swansea musical duo The Amigos; airline tickets and travel information; and an academic essay, 1994, by Karen Vuranch titled The Influence of the Welsh Immigrants on the Development of the Coal Fields.

Material relating to the Chard Festival of Women in Music 1996, in which Women in Jazz participated.

Material relating to a DACE ((Swansea University's) Department of Adult Continuing Education) Big Band performance at Coedffranc Community Arts Festival, Skewen, 14 June 1996.

Material relating to Women in Jazz's performance at the Taunton Blues Festival, an event organised by students of Somerset College of Arts and Technology, with all proceeds donated to St Margaret's Hospice, Taunton.

Letter and booking agreement relating to Jen Wilson's performance at a Jazz Poetry & Blues event, part of the Welsh Academy's first Cardiff Bay Literature Festival, 2000.

Material relating to a concert performance by Wilson & Morgan's Café Society Ensemble at the Chattery Café, Swansea, 21 April 2001.

Poster and playlist relating to a Music and Poetry Evening in aid of what was then known as the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (now Freedom from Torture) held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, at which Women in Jazz performed.

Material relating to a celebration night in memory of Val Feld held at the Chattery, Swansea, 8 January 2005, at which the Roots Trio performed.

Material relating to a concert performance by the Women in Jazz Allstars at the Grand Theatre, Swansea, 4 November 2005.

Material relating to the organisation of a visit to Swansea by the Fisk Jubilee Singers of Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee, including correspondence, largely between Jen Wilson, Dr Paul Kwami of Fisk University and Uzo Iwobi, Chair of the African Community Centre (see African/African-Caribbean Art Strategy: African Community Centre); projected expenses relating to the proposed visit; and illustrated history of the Fisk Jubilee Singers.

Playlist relating to a performance by Women in Jazz at the Dove Workshop Summer Music Festival, 22 June 2007.

Material relating to concert performances by Women in Jazz at Morgan's Hotel and the Cawdor Hotel, Swansea in aid of the Swansea branch of the NSPCC.

Email correspondence relating to a performance by Women in Jazz at an event organised by Swansea Quakers at Le Café, Swansea University, which included songs relating to slavery and abolition.

Flyer and poster relating to WomenCentreStage, an event celebrating International Women's Day held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 5 March 2008, at which Women in Jazz Allstars Swing Band performed.

General material relating to Women in Jazz performers, concerts given, etc, including list of performances and workshops; playlists; enquiry sheets; photographic prints; and correspondence; together with posters and flyers relating to various jazz festivals and events in which Women in Jazz performers do not appear to have participated.

Material relating to an exhibition titled Crossing Oceans: Wales, Slavery and its Music. The exhibition depicted a selection of contemporary female vocalists of colour which included Dame Cleo Laine, patron of Women in Jazz, Elaine Delmar and Patti Flynn.

Material relating to Women in Jazz members' participation in a jazz summer school held in Pontypridd, 1997.