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Material relating to the Mumbles Mostly Jazz & Blues Festival, 29 April - 2 May 2005, which featured a performance by Women in Jazz.

Material relating to a concert performance by the Roots Trio at the Grand Theatre, Swansea, 13 May 2005.

Material relating to Women in Jazz's involvement with Cheryl Beer's touring show Heaven Scent: The History of the Welsh Songstress.

Material relating to the influence of black music and musicians on the music and culture of Britain, and in particular of Swansea, in the earlier part of the 20th century, including lists of jazz bands and orchestras; photocopied photographs of white and blackface 'minstrel' bands; photocopied press cuttings; and printouts from online sources; together with general material relating to black issues, history and influence on white culture, including correspondence between Jen Wilson and Ray Winbush and others and printouts from online sources.

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.

Material relating to the West Wales Branch of the Musicians' Union, of which Jen Wilson was secretary, including members' details; newsletters; agendas and minutes of meetings; insurance policies; reports and accounts; and correspondence.

Manuscript and typewritten notes by Jen Wilson, mainly relating to women and/or music within a historical context.

Academic theses, reports and research on topics relating to (but not directly connected with) the work of the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz.

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.

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.

Material relating to Women in Jazz's submission for the Lord Mayor's Community Regeneration Awards 2004 under the Outstanding Community Contribution - Group category.

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 Women in Jazz's participation in a series of events organised by Swansea Bay Racial Equality Council.

Flyer for a Wales Assembly of Women (Cardiff and Glamorgan group) celebration dinner held at the University of Wales, Cardiff, 6 May 2004, at which Women in Jazz performed.

Enquiry sheet and playlist relating to a concert performance by the Roots Trio at Singleton Park, Swansea, 30 May 2004.

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

Material relating to the cancelled Val Feld Memorial Lecture and Dinner which was to have been held at the Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, 15 October 2004.

Playlist relating to a concert performance at St Benedict's Catholic Church hall, Swansea, 16 October 2004.

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 performance by the Roots Trio at the National Women's Register conference dinner held at Swansea University, 3 April 2004.