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Material relating to entries contributed by Jen Wilson to the The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales (2008), including agreements for the writing and contribution of entries; notes for contributors; texts of Jen Wilson's entries; notes towards the writing of entries; correspondence addressed to Jen Wilson from editors Nigel Jenkins and Menna Baines; and printed invitation to launch of publication. The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales was edited by writer and editor Menna Baines, poet and writer Nigel Jenkins and historian and author John Davies and was published in January 2008. Jen Wilson's contributions to the publication centred around jazz music and jazz musicians.

Material relating to the blues and poetry band The Salubrious Rhythm Company, of which Jen Wilson was a member, including posters and flyers; playlists, poetry and song lyrics; press cuttings; and correspondence, largely between band members.

Material relating to the Swansea Writers' and Artists' Group (SWAG), of which Jen Wilson was a member, including correspondence; agendas and minutes of group meetings; press releases; SWAG constitution and list of members; invitations to SWAG social events; accounts; press cuttings; posters and flyers; and copies of the group's magazine, SwagMag.

Material relating to the North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History's International Conference held at Bangor University, 26-28 July 2012, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk titled Jazz in Wales between the Wars 1919-1939: fascists, feminism, fashion and some o' that Old Time Religion, including call for papers; draft and fair-copy texts of Jen Wilson's talk, together with her name badge; conference schedule; list of speakers; map of Bangor University campus; and correspondence.

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 playwright and screenwriter Alan Plater's three-part radio play The Devil's Music (2001), a work based on stories from the Women's Jazz Archive, particularly that of the Fisk Jubilee Singers, and for which Jen Wilson acted as music/history consultant. Material includes scripts, cast list, recording schedule, agreements and correspondence, largely between Jen Wilson, Alan Plater and the BBC.

Material relating to playwright and screenwriter Alan Plater's production Only A Matter Of Time, comprising theatre programme and email to Jen Wilson from Plater and his wife Shirley Rubenstein.

Material relating to Jen Wilson's participation in the HTV television series Only Yesterday, the episode in question recorded 17 December 1994.

Material relating to a promotion concert featuring Jen Wilson and others, staged by Jazz FM radio station in the course of their bid for a new radio licence in South Wales; together with a printed programme relating to Jazz FM's 10th Anniversary concert held at the Barbican Centre, 3 March 2000.

Material relating to the BBC Radio 4 programme Women in Jazz, presented by Women's Jazz Archive patron Dame Cleo Laine and aired 22 August 2006.

Material relating to playwright and screenwriter Alan Plater's production Blonde Bombshells of 1943, comprising theatre programme, flyer, press cuttings, correspondence and printouts from online sources.

Email correspondence relating to the Radio Wales series International Flavours, the first programme of which, recorded 7 July 2005, featured Jen Wilson.

General material relating to playwright and screenwriter Alan Plater, largely comprising email correspondence between Jen Wilson and Alan Plater and his wife Shirley Rubenstein.

General material relating to Jen Wilson's involvement with the media via the Women's Jazz Archive, including background research/notes; statement of payment from the BBC; correspondence; and enquiry sheets.

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.

Letter acknowledging Jen Wilson's participation in the television series Home Ground, produced by Ffilmiau Hiraethog.

Material relating to Jen Wilson's attendance at The Main Music Agenda open meeting, held at the Royal Festival Hall, London, 3 February 1994, and recorded for Radio 4's Kaleidoscope series.

Material relating to Jen Wilson's participation in the HTV Wales television series Your Century, the episode in question transmitted 27 October 1998.

Material relating to the S4C television series Cymru Ddu: Hanes Pobl Dduon Cymru/Black Wales: A History of Black Welsh People (2005), for which Jen Wilson acted in the capacity of music and history consultant; together with some references to Alan Llwyd's book titled Cymru Ddu/Black Wales: A History, published in conjunction with the television series.

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