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Script of presentation, correspondence and map relating to talk titled How Jazz Came To Wales, presented by Jen Wilson to Port Talbot Historical Society at Carmel Chapel, Port Talbot, 1 February 2006.

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 'Overseas Blues': European Perspectives on African American Music conference held at the University of Gloucestershire, 23-26 July 2004, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk titled Black Soul, Welsh Hwyl: Black Music in Wales, including abstract and fair copy of Jen Wilson's talk, together with rough notes; call for papers; conference schedules; list of delegates; conference flyers; material relating to blues performance in the Netherlands; correspondence; copy of talk given by Professor Neil Wynn, Professor of 20th century American history at the University of Gloucestershire; biographical note relating to Professor Neil Wynn; and notice of international conference on jazz, blues and African American culture to be held at Nottingham University.

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.

Letter and invoice relating to presentation given by Jen Wilson to University College of Wales, Swansea's Department of Adult Continuing Education's summer school 'From Castle to Coalmine', 1988.

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.

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.

Material relating to Harlem Renaissance: A day of talks and events on the cultural revolution produced by black people during the Art Deco years, held at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 29 June 2003, comprising letter giving notice of the event and photocopied book cover of The Story of the Blues by jazz historian Paul Oliver. A handwritten note in Jen Wilson's hand records that she attended the conference and met Paul Oliver; however, there is no indication that she gave a formal presentation.

Material relating to the BEN (Black Environment Network) Networking Conference held in Swansea, 4 June 2003, comprising conference schedule and booking form; list of delegates; correspondence and enquiry sheets; and brochures and information sheets relating to BEN projects and activities. It appears that Jen Wilson/Women in Jazz did not give a talk at this conference, being present as attendees only.

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.

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.

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 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 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 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 a multi-media talk titled Blues Women given by Jen Wilson at the Swansea Fringe Festival, October 1986, including festival programme; presentation notes; list of video footage; press release; correspondence; and press cuttings.

Material relating to Explore, a National Conference for Women in the Arts held at Gregynog Hall, near Newtown, 9-10 March 2002, at which Women in Jazz gave a multi-media presentation titled Roots, comprising presentation notes; conference timetable; list of attendees and speakers/workshop leaders; conference flyer; newsletter; conference reports; correspondence; and directions to Gregynog Hall.

Material relating to Chard Festival's Hotbed Symposium for Women in Music, held 27-30 May 2001, at which Jen Wilson and musician Enid Luff presented a talk titled There! But not heard ...., including rough talk notes; festival schedules and flyer; participators' profiles; and correspondence.

Material relating to the 7th Annual Leeds International Jazz Education Conference held at Leeds College of Music, April 2001, at which Jen Wilson presented a talk titled The Devil's Music in Wales: A Socio-Cultural Perspective on Race, Class and Gender 1859-1939 as perceived by the Welsh media, including draft and fair copies of conference paper; abstracts of papers to be presented; conference schedule and flyer; details relating to LCM summer schools and other academic courses; LCM prospectus for 2001-2; correspondence; and Jazz Archive news-sheet.

Material relating to the 6th Annual Leeds International Jazz Education Conference, held at Leeds College of Music, 10-11 April 2000, including conference flyer; minutes of the Jazz Archives meeting held at LCM, 11 April 2000; and correspondence, from which it appears that Jen Wilson had been invited to the Jazz Archives meeting and to give a presentation (titled The Devil's Music in Wales: A Socio-Cultural Perspective on Race, Class and Gender 1859-1939) at this conference but was forced to withdraw after her funding application to the Arts Council of Wales was rejected.