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Material relating to the North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History's International Conference held at West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, 15-17 July 2004, including call for papers; conference schedule; abstract of Jen Wilson's proposed talk titled Wales and Negro Minstrelsy: a socio-cultural interchange 1830-1910; funding application; details of flights and expenses; and correspondence. Due to the rejection of her funding application, Jen Wilson was unable to attend this conference.

Material relating to the North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History's Fourth International Conference, held at Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York, 20-22 June 2002, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk titled Spies, Traitors and Pacifists: Jessie Donaldson the Swansea Abolitionist, and the Cincinnati Trail, including text of Jen Wilson's paper, together with rough notes; press cutting and Musicians' Union press release relating to Jen Wilson's participation in the conference; conference schedules; details relating to airline travel, including Jen Wilson's airline ticket; information relating to Le Moyne College, including Spring 2002 edition of Le Moyne College magazine; and correspondence.

Material relating to the North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History's 'Visions of Wales' Third Annual Conference held at the Madog Center for Welsh Studies, University of Rio Grande, Ohio, USA, 26-28 June 1997, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk titled Race, Class and Gender in Welsh Popular Culture: Afro-American music in Wales from the 1850s, including call for papers; annotated draft and fair-copy texts of Jen Wilson's talk, together with handwritten notes on A6 cards; press release; conference schedules; correspondence; and information relating to NAASWCH, the Madog Center for Welsh Studies and the University of Rio Grande, together with related events, including details of NAASWCH's Annual Meeting scheduled for June 1998.

Material relating to a performance by the Roots Trio at the National Women's Register conference dinner held at Swansea University, 3 April 2004.

Material relating to the National Welsh-American Foundation buffet supper held at Swansea University, 4 July 2005, which featured a performance by Women in Jazz.

Material relating to Swansea's National Waterfront Museum, from its inception and development to its establishment as an important socio-cultural centre within Swansea's Maritime Quarter, where it frequently worked in partnership with neighbouring Women in Jazz.

Notes relating to a multi-media presentation on jazz music during World War I given by Jen Wilson and others at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea as part of Black History Month, 19 October 2014.

Material, including photocopied certificate and photographs, relating to Jen Wilson's 'Highly Commended' entry for the National Life Story Awards 1994.

Material relating to the National Jazz Archive, including development action plans; correspondence addressed to Jen Wilson and others; agendas and minutes of meetings; reports; and accounts.

Material relating to Women in Jazz's performance at the National Eisteddfod of Wales Swansea 2006, including photographic prints of the band.

Material relating to Explore, a National Conference for Women in the Arts held at Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, 9-10 March 2002, at which Women in Jazz gave a multi-media presentation titled Roots, comprising presentation notes; conference timetable; list of attendees and speakers/workshop leaders; conference flyer; newsletter; conference reports; correspondence; and directions to Gregynog Hall.

Material relating to the West Wales Branch of the Musicians' Union, of which Jen Wilson was secretary, including members' details; newsletters; agendas and minutes of meetings; insurance policies; reports and accounts; and correspondence.

Invoice for expenses paid to Jen Wilson following her participation in the BBC Wales programme Musical Histories, recorded 20 September 2005.

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 a concert performance by Wilson & Morgan's Café Society Ensemble at Mumbles Rugby Club, 24 May 2002.

Material relating to the Mumbles Mostly Jazz & Blues Festival, 29 April - 2 May 2005, which featured a performance by Women in Jazz.

Material relating to Jen Wilson's studies on the MSc (Econ) Women's Studies course at University College of Wales, Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education, from which she graduated in 1996, comprising essay text, with tutor feedback; course outline; essay questions; and correspondence confirming Jen Wilson's acceptance of her place on the course.

Material relating to miscellaneous music workshops, the tutors including double bassist and composer Paula Gardiner, jazz singers Alison Bentley and Mandy Fox and saxophonist and vocalist Anita Carmichael.

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.

Miscellaneous material relating to the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz, including photographic prints; lists of events/bookings for 2006-2007; list of song/music repertoire; material relating to Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz-affiliated bands The Dodgy Jammers, The Crissy Lee Big Band and the Swing Band; material relating to other jazz institutions and to books on jazz; material relating to voluntary work; visitors' book 1993-1995; South Wales Miners' Library newsletter 1991; press cuttings; and photocopied sketch of Jen Wilson at the piano, signed 'Valerie Ganz Sept 90'.