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Letter thanking Jen Wilson for her presentation to the University of the Third Age (U3A) titled Women in Jazz: How Black Music came to Wales.

Correspondence relating to Jen Wilson's talk/musical performance titled A Nobler Strife: Swansea Abolitionists and the Cincinnati Trail 1820-1907, presented to Port Talbot Historical Society at the Blancos Hotel, Port Talbot, 5 December 2008.

Script of illustrated lecture titled Wales and Negro Minstrelsy, presented by Jen Wilson for the University of the Third Age (U3A) at Marletts Hall, Brighton, 5 December 2009.

Material relating to a talk by Jen Wilson titled A Nobler Strife: Swansea Abolitionists and the Cincinnati Trail 1820-1907, presented at the Transatlantic Connections: African Americans and the Celtic Nations international conference held at University College of Wales, Swansea, 28-30 March 2007, comprising annotated talk notes and photocopied background notes.

Correspondence, enclosing expenses sheet and map, relating to a talk given by Jen Wilson to the University of the Third Age (U3A) at Neath Constitutional Club, 18 May 2006.

Script of presentation, correspondence and map relating to talk titled How Jazz Came To Wales, presented by Jen Wilson to Port Talbot Historical Society at Carmel Chapel, Port Talbot, 1 February 2006.

Call for papers for the North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History's International Conference, held at the University College of Wales, Swansea, 13-15 July 2006. There is no indication as to whether Jen Wilson either attended or gave a formal presentation at this conference.

Report on the Arts Strategy for Swansea conference which took place 28 March 2007 at the Liberty Stadium, Swansea, together with a bilingual leaflet titled A Policy for the Arts in Education for the City and County of Swansea. While the report suggests that Jen Wilson attended the conference, there is no indication that she gave a formal presentation.

Material relating to the 'Overseas Blues': European Perspectives on African American Music conference held at the University of Gloucestershire, 23-26 July 2004, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk titled Black Soul, Welsh Hwyl: Black Music in Wales, including abstract and fair copy of Jen Wilson's talk, together with rough notes; call for papers; conference schedules; list of delegates; conference flyers; material relating to blues performance in the Netherlands; correspondence; copy of talk given by Professor Neil Wynn, Professor of 20th century American history at the University of Gloucestershire; biographical note relating to Professor Neil Wynn; and notice of international conference on jazz, blues and African American culture to be held at Nottingham University.

Material relating to the Writing Race and Ethnicity: Minority Perspectives on Welsh National Identity conference held at Swansea Institute, University College of Wales, Swansea, 12 March 2005, at which Jen Wilson presented a paper titled Wales and Negro Minstrelsy: a socio-cultural interchange 1830-1910, including call for conference papers; script of presentation; conference schedule and booking form; list of delegates and notes on speakers; and correspondence.

Letter relating to proposed talk by Jen Wilson to be presented at Swansea Council for Voluntary Service's Annual General Meeting in conjunction with the Swansea Citizenship Millennium Award Scheme, 27 November 2002.

Material relating to the 9th Annual Leeds International Jazz Education Conference, held at Leeds College of Music, 4-5 April 2003, comprising conference flyer; press release; and correspondence. There is no indication of whether or not Jen Wilson attended this conference.

Correspondence relating to a talk given by Jen Wilson at a 'Careers in the Arts' convention held at Bishop Vaughan Catholic Comprehensive School, Morriston, Swansea, 10 March 2004.

Conference schedule and correspondence relating to the Celfyddydau Gwirfoddol Cymru/Voluntary Arts Wales conference titled Yn Llawn Haeddu'r Sylw/Worth Making A Song And Dance About, held at Craig y Nos Castle in the Swansea Valley, 2-3 November 2002, at which Jen Wilson provided musical entertainment. While there is a possibility that she may have attended the remainder of the conference as a delegate, there is no definite evidence that Jen Wilson gave a talk during the event.

Material relating to a Soroptomists Study Weekend held in Carmarthen, 23 April 2004, including correspondence relating to a multi-media talk titled Roots given by Women in Jazz; statement issued by the South Wales region of Soroptomist International; and dinner menu.

Material relating to Harlem Renaissance: A day of talks and events on the cultural revolution produced by black people during the Art Deco years, held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 29 June 2003, comprising letter giving notice of the event and photocopied book cover of The Story of the Blues by jazz historian Paul Oliver. A handwritten note in Jen Wilson's hand records that she attended the conference and met Paul Oliver; however, there is no indication that she gave a formal presentation.

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 a half-day conference titled Women in a Global Perspective, held at the Holiday Inn, Swansea, 14 August 2002, comprising conference schedule and correspondence. There is no evidence to indicate whether or not Jen Wilson attended this conference.

Material relating to the BEN (Black Environment Network) Networking Conference held in Swansea, 4 June 2003, comprising conference schedule and booking form; list of delegates; correspondence and enquiry sheets; and brochures and information sheets relating to BEN projects and activities. It appears that Jen Wilson/Women in Jazz did not give a talk at this conference, being present as attendees only.

Material relating to the 5th Annual Leeds International Jazz Education Conference, held at Leeds College of Music, 16-17 April 1999, including conference schedule; conference flyer; minutes of and report on Jazz Archives meeting; notification of Arts Council of Wales grant payment; train tickets and hotel bill receipt; correspondence; and details relating to concerts and academic courses held at LCM. It appears that, whilst Jen Wilson attended the Jazz Archives meeting as part of this conference, she did not give a formal presentation.