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Material relating to Swansea's National Waterfront Museum, from its inception and development to its establishment as an important socio-cultural centre within Swansea's Maritime Quarter, where it frequently worked in partnership with neighbouring Women in Jazz.

Material relating to the 26th International Ballad Conference, held at University College of Wales, Swansea, 19-24 July 1996, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk/performance titled Black, blue & red: a feminist historical perspective on gospel music & the blues, 1860-1930, including call for papers; abstract of Jen Wilson's talk; full texts of talks to be presented, with details relating to speakers; conference schedule; 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.

Notes relating to a multi-media presentation on jazz music during World War I given by Jen Wilson and others at the National Waterfront Museum, Swansea as part of Black History Month, 19 October 2014.

Script relating to Jen Wilson's talk on Jazz in Wales, presented to the University of the Third Age (U3A) at Sketty Park, Swansea, 19 November 2015.

Script of illustrated talk titled Café Society, presented by Jen Wilson at Swansea Museum, 21 October 2016.

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.

Commonplace book, [1850s]-1898, of the Rev. William Rees, curate of St John-juxta-Swansea, Glamorgan (1848-1861), and vicar of Bettws, Carmarthenshire (1861-1865), and Llanboidy, Carmarthenshire (1865-1898), containing quotations and other transcripts from printed sources and material relating to Rees, his family history and to genealogy and local history in the Swansea area more generally.
Material relating to Rees and his work includes memoranda concerning Bettws Church, 1862-1865, including registers of attendance, lists of parish poor and copy letters (ff. 295 verso, 296 verso, 297 verso-302, 303, 304 verso); registers of attendance at Llanboidy Church, 1866-1868, 1876-[1897] (ff. 257 verso-264, 266 verso-271, 289-292); copies of nine letters published in The Welshman (1867) concerning his mixed language services at Llanboidy (ff. 153 verso, 154 verso-163 verso); transcripts of deeds, 1822, 1880, relating to family property in St John-juxta-Swansea (ff. 222 verso-229 verso); and copies of eleven letters to Rees, 1895-1898, mainly concerning the death of his wife (ff. 244 verso-247). Genealogical and historical material includes pedigrees and notes relating mostly to families in the Swansea area, as well as Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire (ff. 3 verso, 15 verso, 69, 166 verso, 174, 175, 180-184 verso, 191 verso, 198, 200 verso-217 verso, 240 verso-241, 264 verso, 271 verso-278, 280 verso-281 verso, 285-286, 287 recto-verso, 297, 303 verso, 309-310, 311, 312-314, 316); transcripts from parish registers and other records, mostly eighteenth-century, relating to Llangyfelach (ff. 159, 165-166, 171 verso, 175, 176, 193, 195 verso-196 verso, 198 verso-200, 215, 216, 217-218, 221 verso- 222, 230, 231 verso-236, 237 verso-240, 288, 295) and Llansamlet (f. 197 recto-verso, 244, 315 recto-verso); transcripts from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century wills, together with lists of wills, mainly relating to Llangyfelach (ff. 167, 169-171, 173-174, 176 verso-179, 180 verso, 218, 278 verso-280, 284 verso, 286 verso, 292 verso-295); names and other genealogical information extracted from seventeenth- and eighteenth-century manorial and taxation records relating to the manors of Kilvey and Clase, and to the hamlets of Parcel Mawr and Parcel Penthery [Penderry], Llangyfelach (f. 167 verso-168 verso, 172 recto-verso, 174 verso-175 verso, 185-191, 236 verso-237, 240, 241 verso-243 verso, 310 verso); miscellaneous transcripts and notes relating to Rees's ancestors, the Popkin family (ff. 176, 191 verso-192 verso, 195, 197 verso-198, 230 verso-232, 288 verso); and a transcript of the diary of Lewis Thomas [of Swansea] for January-October 1684 (ff. 282-284, 307-308 verso). The general quotations and transcripts, [1850s]-1897, concern a wide variety of subjects, including theology, history, Biblical history, literature, philosophy and Welsh poetry (ff. 2-3, 4-68 verso, 69 verso-148, 149-154, 164 recto-verso, 167 verso, 171 verso, 243, 247 verso-248 and 301 verso-306 passim). Items found loose within the volume, including two leaves excised between ff. 281 and 282 (now ff. 307-308), miscellaneous original documents collected by Rees, 1754-[mid 19 cent.] (ff. 320-325), and newspaper cuttings, [?1825]-[1933] (ff. 331-336), have been placed in an archival envelope (ff. 307-336).

Material relating to a concert performance by Wilson & Morgan's Café Society Ensemble at the Chattery Café, Swansea, 21 April 2001.

Poster and playlist relating to a Music and Poetry Evening in aid of what was then known as the Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture (now Freedom from Torture) held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, at which Women in Jazz performed.

Printed copy of Real Swansea by Nigel Jenkins, published by Seren Books in 2008, annotated by Nigel Jenkins and inscribed 'NJ's copy' at front of volume in Nigel Jenkins' hand; together with related material, comprising overview of Real Swansea, printed map of Swansea and surrounding areas (large folder), printed Swansea City Centre Heritage Trail booklet, bibliography, letters and printed emails to Nigel Jenkins and information relating to Swansea taken from an online source.

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

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.

Material relating to a Welsh Women's Archive half day conference and celebration dinner held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, at which Jen Wilson provided musical entertainment.

Material relating to the Soundzwild Kilvey Music Festival, held at Swansea Eastside, Kilvey, Swansea, 14-15 August 1999.

Material relating to a performance by the Jenny Wilson Trio at a Swansea Jazzland event held at St James' Club, Swansea, 25 October 2000.

Material relating to the Val Feld Memorial Lecture and Dinner, held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 25 October 2002, at which Women in Jazz performed; together with obituary notices and tributes to Val Feld and the order of her memorial service.

Material relating to a concert performance by the Roots Trio at Swansea's Grand Theatre, 2 November 2002.

Material relating to the Val Feld Memorial Lecture and Dinner held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 24 October 2003, at which Women in Jazz performed. The material includes the full text of the lecture, delivered by Anna Coote.

Material relating to a concert performance at the Queen's Hotel, Swansea, 12 September 2004.