Virginia Card Papers, 1893-2002

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Collection Overview

Creator:

Card, Virginia D. (1919-2003)

Title:

Virginia Card Papers

Repository:

Manuscripts Division

Permanent URL:

http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/1v53jw99f

Dates:

1893-2002

Size:

17 boxes and 7.1 linear feet

Storage Note:

Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-17

Language:

English

Abstract: Virginia Card is a Native American of Delaware and Creek descent. Consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, and audio-visual material. The collection is especially noteworthy for Virginia Card's extensive documentation of the activities of Native American communities in California.

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of correspondence, writings, subject files, photographs, and audio-visual material. Cards writings include essays and opinion pieces on Native American topics as well as her personal reminiscences of people and events, and may be supplemented by corresponding photographs. Card's subject files include notes and research on Native American groups and organizations as well as social and legal issues. The audio-visual material includes audio correspondence from Virginia Card, reminiscences, documentary recordings of events, and mixed music tapes. The collection is especially noteworthy for Virginia Card's extensive documentation of the activities of Native American communities in California.

Collection Creator Biography:

Card

Virginia Card (née Stilwell, 1919-2003), an American Indian of Creek and Delaware descent, spent the first forty-five years of her life in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon. She moved to Sacramento, California, in the early 1970s and became involved in various American Indian movements. She was active in the Sacramento Indian Center and edited two Native American newsletters, the United Tribes Sunbeam and the Moccasin Telegraph. Virginia Card died on December 15, 2003.

Collection History

Acquisition:: These papers were donated as fifteen separate gifts from Virginia Card (1987-2004), eight separate gifts from Joan Cassidy (1988-1996), two gifts from Elizabeth First (1997, 2004), and one gift from Karin Whittlesey (2011).
Appraisal: The United Tribes Sunbeam and the Moccasin Telegraph were transferred to the rare book collections in 1991; they may be requested through the library's online catalog. 0.4 linear feet of photocopies of published law articles readily available from other sources were discarded in 2011.
Processing Information: This collection was processed by Dexter Palmer and Jannon Stein in 2001. Finding aid written by Dexter Palmer and Jannon Stein in 2001. Finding aid updated by Regine Heberlein in 2011.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

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