This series includes private and business correspondence of Virginia Card. The bulk of the personal correspondence is with her friends Joan Cassidy and Elizabeth First. Also included is extensive correspondence with Alfred Bush, the curator of manuscripts at Princeton University at the time, regarding the nature of her papers. A large part of the correspondence consists of reminiscences from the Native American community that Virginia Card shared with her correspondents.

This series contains essays and opinion pieces composed by Virginia Card, many of them written for publication in the Sacramento Bee and other newsletters. The series also includes notebooks and individual research notes. The writings include autobiographical texts and biographical profiles as well as discussions of Native American issues, including health, legislation, family services, agriculture, and customs and folklore. They consist of holograph copies, typescripts, and publications.

This series contains biographical material of Virginia Card and documents relating to the Stilwell family. It includes copies of vital records, diaries and calendars, one yearbook, genealogical documents, and notebooks and essays relating to school assignments. Also included are documents pertaining to Benjamin and Patricia Card.

This series consists of Virginia Card's personal photographs and her historical photograph collection (totaling approximately 450 photographs). The personal photographs include photographs of herself, friends, and family members as well as photographs of the Sacramento Indian Center and other Native American groups and events, ranging from 1935-1989. The historical photograph collection (1893-1979) consists of lots purchased at auctions and yard sales, which Card maintained out of interest. It contains groups of photographs related to Western Americana, including historical postcards and photographs of gold mining in the West, Yosemite, and portraits of Native Americans. In addition, it includes historical photographs of several other families and one set of photographs showing a parade with a Greek mythology theme. Formats in this series include Polaroid, silver gelatin and albumen prints, and 35mm color prints, among others.

The bulk of this series consists of audio cassettes recorded by Virginia Card. It includes audio correspondence, documentary recordings of tribal meetings, interviews with members of the Native American community, and mixed music tapes. Also included is a copy of Card's audio documentary, Music of the American Indians. Formats present in this series include reel-to-reel tape, vinyl records, VHS, and audio cassettes.

This series contains documents relating to Virginia Card's interests and activities and maintained by her for reference purposes. They include articles, news clippings, statistics, and topical research notes.