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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.

Song sheets and piano reduction scores for popular pieces such as Red Sails In The Sunset, We'll Meet Again and I Dreamed A Dream (from Les Misérables) and for classical pieces such as the Infernal Galop from Offenbach's Orpheus in the Underworld and Schubert's Serenade, together with used ready-scored music manuscript books and fragments of handwritten music manuscripts. Some song sheets photocopied. Some items appear to have belonged to Jen Wilson and/or members of her family.

Material relating to Swansea Women's History Group, of which Jen Wilson was a member, including a significant amount of material relating to Swansea during the Second World War, with a particular focus on the rôle of women in wartime.

Material reflecting Jen Wilson's involvement in the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz/Jazz Heritage Wales and in related fields such as adult education, the conference circuit, the media and musical and historical organisations such as the Musicians' Union, Women in Music and the Swansea Women's History Group, as well as material relating to personal achievements such as awards, fellowships and published works; together with personal correspondence and notes/research relating to her work and her interest in jazz music and history, particularly women's social history.

Material relating to talks/presentations given by Jen Wilson to groups of people in Britain and the United States, including seminar delegates, members of societies, academics, festivals-goers and students. Some talks, or talks bearing a similar content, are given at more than one event. Conferences which Jen Wilson attended (or presumably attended) without apparently giving talks/presentations are also included.

Letters, emails, cards and Christmas cards to or from Jen Wilson and/or the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz/Jazz Heritage Wales, including sympathy cards and letters sent to Jen Wilson on the occasion of her mother's death. Correspondents include friends and colleagues in the music business; venues at which Jen Wilson and/or Women in Jazz performed, exhibited or otherwise participated; and organisations with which Jen Wilson collaborated or held membership, including Jazz Services and the British Institute of Jazz Studies.

Administrative material relating to Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz/Jazz Heritage Wales, comprising details of Board of Trustees meetings; reports; accounts; correspondence; general administrative material; and alphabetised index cards.

Alphabetisised index cards listing contact details of individuals, organisations, venues, etc associated with the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz.

Poster relating to events celebrating International Women's Day held at the University of Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education, at which Jen Wilson gave a talk and jazz piano performance.

Material relating to Women's Jazz Archive funding applications made to the Arts Council of Wales, the South-East Wales Arts Association, the Welsh Folk Museum (now St Fagans National Museum) and others during the 1980s.

Academic theses, reports and research on topics relating to (but not directly connected with) the work of the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz.

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'.

Draft article by Jen Wilson titled 'Women in Jazz: Heroines or Victims?'.

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

Material relating to funding applications made by the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz/Jazz Heritage Wales to the Arts Council of Wales, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Foundation for Sport and the Arts, the Heritage Lottery Fund and others, including application forms, correspondence, reports and accounts; together with inscribed plaque awarded to Women in Jazz by the Foundation for Sport and the Arts.

Poster relating to University College of Wales, Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education's second Women's History Day School held at Onllwyn Miners' Welfare Hall, 3 May 1986, at which Jen Wilson gave a multi-media presentation on Jazz Women.

Material relating to a multi-media talk titled Blues Women given by Jen Wilson at the Swansea Fringe Festival, October 1986, including festival programme; presentation notes; list of video footage; press release; correspondence; and press cuttings.

Published items by Jen Wilson, including mainly jazz-related articles for magazines and anthologies; her MSc (Econ) University of Wales dissertation Syncopated Ladies; and her Millennium Award-funded publication African American Music in Swansea 1850-2001.

Undated material relating to funding applications made by the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz/Jazz Heritage Wales.

Papers relating to input and expenditure of Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz, including details of income from funding sources.