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Press cuttings relating to a Swansea Bay Strollers charity event held 11 June 2006, at which Women in Jazz performed.

Material relating to Women in Jazz's concert performance at Swansea's Grand Theatre, 1st December 2006

Poster relating to a performance by Women in Jazz All-Stars at Swansea County Hall, 7 April 2006.

Material relating to Women in Jazz's performance at the National Eisteddfod of Wales Swansea 2006, including photographic prints of the band.

Material relating to concert performances by Women in Jazz at Morgan's Hotel and the Cawdor Hotel, Swansea in aid of the Swansea branch of the NSPCC.

Email correspondence relating to a performance by Women in Jazz at an event organised by Swansea Quakers at Le Café, Swansea University, which included songs relating to slavery and abolition.

Material relating to the inauguration of Swansea's Lord Mayor, Councillor Susan Waller, and to the Lord Mayor's Ball held in her honour at the Guildhall, Swansea, 11 May 2007, at which Women in Jazz provided musical entertainment.

Material relating to a charity tribute concert for the pianist Ray Jones held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 11 September 2007, in which Women in Jazz participated.

Press cutting relating to a performance by Women in Jazz at an event organised by local walking group the Swansea Bay Strollers.

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.

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.

Programme schedule relating to a concert in aid of WaterAid by Women in Jazz and others at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 25 November 2007.

Material relating to the Women in Jazz Allstars Band's performance at the Showcase at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 30 November 2007.

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.

Information relating to a book launch event at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, at which Women in Jazz performed. The book in question was titled Fragments from the Dark: Women Writing Home and Self in Wales and the event was organised by Swansea Bay Asylum Seekers Support Group and Swansea Women's Asylum Support Group, with all proceeds distributed to refugee charities.

Flyer and poster relating to WomenCentreStage, an event celebrating International Women's Day held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 5 March 2008, at which Women in Jazz Allstars Swing Band performed.

Draft text comprising section of Real Swansea by Nigel Jenkins, published by Seren Books in 2008.

Flyer and press cutting relating to a concert performance by Women in Jazz, 14 February 2008, as part of the Jazz at the MCC (Mumbles Conservative Club) events organised by Swansea Jazz Society.

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 an illustrated talk titled How African American Music Came to Wales, presented by Jen Wilson at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 19 March 2010, including talk scripts; Dylan Thomas Centre events programme; and correspondence.