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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 Jen Wilson's article 'Redefining the Sixties Myth: Letters Home to Swansea', contributed to Changing Times: Welsh women writing on the 1950s and 1960s (ed. Deirdre Beddoe, Honno Press, 2003), including annotated draft texts of article; photocopied contents page of Changing Times; and correspondence addressed to Jen Wilson from Honno Press.

Material relating to events surrounding 1995's Year of Literature and in particular the involvement of Women in Jazz , including proposals, aims and objectives and mission statement; funding applications and responses; press release; correspondence; and press cuttings. Jen Wilson was appointed a member of the 1995 Year of Literature General Advisory Group. Together with material relating to double bassist Paula Gardiner, pianist Stan Tracey and trumpeter Cris Haines, who were each commissioned by Swansea University's Department of Adult Continuing Education to compose new works to celebrate the Year of Literature.

Although this was a British-wide celebration of literature and the arts, Swansea's successful bid to host the Arts Council's Year of Literature in 1995 meant that the majority of events were held in and around that city.

Letter of confirmation from Jen Wilson relating to a proposed Roots Trio concert to be held at the University of Glamorgan in June 2003.

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 Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz funding applications made to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Council of Wales and others, 2000-2002.

Material relating to the 8th Annual Leeds International Jazz Education Conference held at Leeds College of Music, 22-23 March 2002, comprising conference flyer and Jazz Archive news-sheet. There is no indication of whether or not Jen Wilson attended this conference.

Material relating to Jen Wilson's publication African-American Music in Swansea 1850-2001, which was funded by the Swansea Citizenship Millennium Award of 2001, including draft texts of proposed publication and research notes; together with material relating to the Millennium Awards scheme and to Jen Wilson's successful bid for funding.

Material relating to the North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History's Fourth International Conference, held at Le Moyne College, Syracuse, New York, 20-22 June 2002, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk titled Spies, Traitors and Pacifists: Jessie Donaldson the Swansea Abolitionist, and the Cincinnati Trail, including text of Jen Wilson's paper, together with rough notes; press cutting and Musicians' Union press release relating to Jen Wilson's participation in the conference; conference schedules; details relating to airline travel, including Jen Wilson's airline ticket; information relating to Le Moyne College, including Spring 2002 edition of Le Moyne College magazine; and correspondence.

Material relating to a concert performance by Wilson & Morgan's Café Society Ensemble at Mumbles Rugby Club, 24 May 2002.

Material relating to the Roots Festival and Exhibition, staged in association with the Women's Jazz Archive, being a photographic exhibition combined with musical performances celebrating African-American music in Swansea, including programme of events at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea; posters; list of bookings; press release; reviews; and correspondence.

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 an article by Mike Dewe titled 'Oh, Didn't She Ramble! Jen Wilson and the Women in Jazz Archive', published in Planet magazine, 2003, comprising transcribed interview with Jen Wilson and correspondence between Jen Wilson and Mike Dewe.

Material relating to the Diversity Awards Wales 2003 ceremony held at the Brangwyn Hall, The Guildhall, Swansea, 25 October 2003, at which Women in Jazz won the Best Racial Diversity Practice in Performing Arts category and were runners-up in the Best Racial Diversity Practice by a Voluntary Sector Establishment for their on-going Roots projects. Entertainment at the ceremony included a performance by the Jen Wilson Trio.

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.

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

Material relating to a concert performance by the Roots Trio at an International Women's Day event held at the Chattery Cafe, Swansea, 7 March 2003.
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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.

Photographic print relating to the Swansea Jazz Ensemble's participation at the 2003 Brecon Jazz Festival.