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Papers of the Jazz Heritage Wales archive, comprising material relating to what was initially known as the Women's Jazz Archive, later Women in Jazz, and finally Jazz Heritage Wales, which reflect the archive's founding and development, its aims and objectives and its wide-ranging involvement in the field of contemporary and historical jazz music. Together with material relating to the archive's founder Jen Wilson, reflecting her interest, involvement and personal achievements in the fields of music, media, education and history, particularly women's social history. The archive also includes material relating to organisations and projects in which Jen Wilson participated but for which she was not solely responsible.

Material relating to the Women's Revolutions Per Minute (WRPM) collection of music by women, including sales catalogues, invoice and correspondence.

Material relating to South West Jazz's Women and Jazz research project., including project outlines, reports and correspondence.

Material relating to Swansea Jazz Society, including 'Jazzlines' newsletter and minutes of meetings.

Material relating to the Welsh Jazz Society, later known as Jazz Services Wales, including correspondence; funding information; accounts and expenses; agendas and minutes; reports; and development programmes; together with material relating to the Jazz Research Network.

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 a series of workshops conducted by Women in Jazz at venues in Swansea, Newport and Cardiff as part of the Everywhere In Chains community project, which focused on human slavery and trafficking both historically and in its contemporary context.

Material relating to a Women in Jazz taster day, held 21 May 2006, followed up by music/vocal workshops, with a view to forming a new swing band.

Material relating to a series of multi-cultural arts projects which took place in schools in Denbighshire over a period of two years.

Material relating to the Dodgy Jammers' musical performance work with disabled young people at the Stackpole Centre, Pembrokeshire, 25-26 November 1999.

Material relating to an integrated arts project with people with learning disabilities which involved Take This Integrated Dance Company from Swansea, Fuse Integrated Dance Company, based at Theatr Clwyd, Mold, community dance project Dawns TAN/TAN Dance and musical group the Dodgy Jammers.

Material relating to workshops in African and Asian music organised by the Women's Jazz Archive.

Material relating to a proposed musical workshop/performance by the Dodgy Jammers titled Jamalot which was to have been held at Swansea Castle, 10 September 1999, but which was cancelled at the last minute.

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

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.

Material relating to a series of Jazz Heritage Wales/Women in Jazz-run workshops for women musicians and vocalists held at Swansea Metropolitan University's Townhill campus, September 2009 to August 2010, with a view to forming a new swing band; together with material relating to subsequent performances given by the band (known as the Allstars Swing Band) at the 1911 Llanelli Railway Strike Gala Concert, held at Theatr Elli, Llanelli, 7 October 2011, and at a Charity World Music Night held at the Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, 14 October 2011.

Material relating to the Fast Forward project, a multi-media community project which comprised a series of dance, music and video workshops culminating in a public performance. Initial events were held at Glyncorrwg Community Centre in the Afan Valley. The project was funded by the West Glamorgan Drug Prevention Team and University College Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education and was co-ordinated by Jen Wilson.

Material relating to music workshops participated in or organised by the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz. Many of the workshops were linked to community projects and multi-cultural events, some of which involved young people, particularly those with disabilities.

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 Stepping Out, an exhibition celebrating the history of women in jazz in Wales as part of Black History Month, including flyers and posters; press release; exhibition programme; invitations to opening; press reports; playlist, with accompanying notes; performer photographs; exhibition panel texts; enquiry sheets; visitor comments; correspondence; and details relating to a funding application. The exhibition opened at Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery, 1 August 2003, to musical accompaniment by Women in Jazz members.