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Papers relating to the Women's Jazz Archive oral history project, largely comprising transcribed interviews and correspondence, including material relating to the official opening of the archive on 26 June 1993; material relating to prominent archive contributors Blanche Finlay, Ottilie Patterson and Elaine Delmar; and material relating to the Heritage Lottery Funded project Wales, Slavery and Music - the Unknown Inheritance (for which see also Funding: 2004).

Material relating to tours, concerts, festivals and other performance events given by members of Women in Jazz under various stage names such as the Roots Trio, the Women in Jazz Allstars and Wilson & Morgan's Café Society Ensemble, together with events participated in or organised by Women in Jazz, or with which they were associated.

Letter relating to a performance by Jen Wilson at the Cooper's Arms, Aberystwyth, 5 March 1987. Although not specified, the letter implies that the performance may have been multi-media or have at least involved the spoken word.

Programme schedule relating to a performance by The Old Pros duo, comprising Jen Wilson and poet Penny Windsor, at the Cardiff Literature Festival 1988.

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 Portrait of the Artist as an Older Woman, a poetry and video project jointly produced by Jen Wilson and poet Penny Windsor and performed 17 October as part of the 1990 Swansea Fringe Festival, including flyers, press cuttings and photographs.

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.

Material relating to Women in Jazz's performance at a conference organised by The Britain and Ireland School of Feminist Theology titled Women's Ways, held at Trinity College, Carmarthen, 16-18 July 1993.

Material relating to Jen Wilson's performance at the Llangollen International Jazz Festival, 15-16 May 1987.

Material relating to an event organised by women's publishing house Honno Press to celebrate the publication of Exchanges, an anthology of work by women poets from Wales, at which Jen Wilson performed with poet Penny Windsor, 15 June 1990.

Material relating to A Suite for Swansea, a piece commissioned by University College Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education and composed by pianist Stan Tracey to mark the 1995 Year of Literature; together with general material relating to Stan Tracey and his work.

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.

Playlist relating to a DACE ((Swansea University's) Department of Adult Continuing Education) Big Band performance at the Quadrant Centre, Swansea, 10 December 1995, in aid of the Chernobyl Children's Appeal.

Poster relating to a performance by Wilson's Brew, featuring Jen Wilson, at a Swansea Jazz Society event held at the Duke of York public house, Swansea.

Playlist relating to a performance by the DACE ((Swansea University's) Department of Adult Continuing Education) Big Band at Swansea University's Open Day, 22 June 1996.

Material relating to a performance by DACE ((Swansea University's) Department of Adult Continuing Education) Big Band at the televised Stars and Stripes in Swansea event held in Singleton Park, Swansea, 6 July 1996.