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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.

Draft strategy proposal by the African Community Centre (ACC) to establish community centres at various locations throughout Wales.

Photocopied letter relating to Jen Wilson's nomination of Derek Gabriel for the Wales Volunteer of the Year Award 2007.

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.

Letter thanking Jen Wilson for her presentation to the University of the Third Age (U3A) titled Women in Jazz: How Black Music came to Wales.

Material relating to Bessie & Billie, a play in words and music performed by Joanne Bell and Cynthia Utterbach as part of Black History Month. The play, which re-enacted the lives and work of legendary jazz/blues singers Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday through the medium of dialogue and music, was first conceived as an improvised performance by Joanne Bell and Cynthia Utterbach in a Hamburg swing club. The parts of Bessie Smith and Billie Holiday were taken respectively by Bell and Utterbach.

Material relating to events marking the bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act of 1807, including details relating to individual events such as the multi-media performance Free at Last?; flyers; exhibition panel texts; calendar of events; enquiry sheets; correspondence; guide to resources produced by the Heritage Lottery Fund; and printouts from online sources relating to the history of slavery. Also including material relating to slavery and abolition not directly related to the bicentenary celebrations.

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 Ffederasiwn Amgueddfeydd ac Orielau Celf Cymru/Federation of Museums and Art Galleries of Wales, including agenda and minutes, report, newsletter and accounts.

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.

Material relating to the Women's National Commission, including independent analysis relating to Government initiatives regarding violence against women, November 2006; WNC findings relating to domestic violence against women, 2003; information booklets and brochures; and details relating to WNC seminar, October 2007.

Material relating to events held to celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the Women's Jazz Archive/Women in Jazz, highlighted by a gala evening at Swansea's Dylan Thomas Centre featuring Women in Jazz patron Dame Cleo Laine, which also included a performance of Before Freedom; together with material relating to funding for the anniversary events. The gala evening coincided with events to mark Black History Month in October 2006.

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

Material relating to the Banwenbury Festival 2006, at which Women in Jazz performed.

Email correspondence relating to a performance by Women in Jazz at a Silver Wedding Anniversary event in Llanelli.

Material relating to Stepping Out, an exhibition celebrating the history of women in jazz in Wales as part of Black History Month, including flyers and posters; press release; exhibition programme; invitations to opening; press reports; playlist, with accompanying notes; performer photographs; exhibition panel texts; enquiry sheets; visitor comments; correspondence; and details relating to a funding application. The exhibition opened at Brecknock Museum & Art Gallery, 1 August 2003, to musical accompaniment by Women in Jazz members.

Material relating to Women in Jazz funding applications made to the Heritage Lottery Fund, the Arts Council of Wales and others, 2003-2006.

Correspondence, enclosing expenses sheet and map, relating to a talk given by Jen Wilson to the University of the Third Age (U3A) at Neath Constitutional Club, 18 May 2006.