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Draft and fair copies of Jen Wilson's presentation to Swansea International Jazz Festival 2014, titled Jazz in Wales 1919-1939: Fascists, Feminists, Fashion, Religion.

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.

Material relating to tours of venues in West Virginia made by a combined Welsh and West Virginian musical ensemble called Jen Wilson And Her New Friends, focusing in particular on the Historic Fayette Theatre in Fayetteville, West Virginia; together with material relating to tours of Wales and the Welsh valleys of Coal Camp Memories, an original one-woman production by the American storyteller, actor and writer Karen Vuranch. The material includes copious correspondence, largely between Jen Wilson and Karen Vuranch; funding applications; projected expenses; press release; concert flyers; performance schedules; material relating to Karen Vuranch and Coal Camp Memories; itinerary of the 2001 Wales tour and tour report; press cuttings, including those relating to a West Virginia tour by Swansea musical duo The Amigos; airline tickets and travel information; and an academic essay, 1994, by Karen Vuranch titled The Influence of the Welsh Immigrants on the Development of the Coal Fields.

Script and photocopied poster relating to a talk titled The Relevance of Interdisciplinary Research at Jazz Heritage Wales, presented by Jen Wilson at the Alex Building, Swansea College of Art, 3 December 2015.

Material relating to Archif Menywod Cymru/Women's Archive of Wales, including newsletters, agendas and minutes, annual reports, conference schedules and correspondence.

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

Letters, emails, cards and Christmas cards to or from Jen Wilson and/or the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz/Jazz Heritage Wales, including sympathy cards and letters sent to Jen Wilson on the occasion of her mother's death. Correspondents include friends and colleagues in the music business; venues at which Jen Wilson and/or Women in Jazz performed, exhibited or otherwise participated; and organisations with which Jen Wilson collaborated or held membership, including Jazz Services and the British Institute of Jazz Studies.

Annotated notes relating to an illustrated talk by Jen Wilson titled Jazz: The Devil's Music in Wales: From Hot to Swing, presented at Swansea Festival of Music, 3 October 2016.