Search Help

How does this work?
There are many ways to search the collections of the Freedom Archives. Below is a brief guide that will help you conduct effective searches. Note, anytime you search for anything in the Freedom Archives, the first results that appear will be our digitized items. Information for items that have yet to be scanned or yet to be digitized can still be viewed, but only by clicking on the show link that will display the hidden (non-digitized) items. If you are interested in accessing these non-digitized materials, please email info@freedomarchives.org.
Exploring the Collections without the Search Bar
Under the heading Browse By Collection, you’ll notice most of the Freedom Archives’ major collections. These collections have an image as well as a short description of what you’ll find in that collection. Click on that image to instantly explore that specific collection.
Basic Searching
You can always type what you’re looking for into the search bar. Certain searches may generate hundreds of results, so sometimes it will help to use quotation marks to help narrow down your results. For instance, searching for the phrase Black Liberation will generate all of our holdings that contain the words Black and Liberation, while searching for “Black Liberation” (in quotation marks) will only generate our records that have those two words next to each other.
Advanced Searching
The Freedom Archives search site also understands Boolean search logic. Click on this link for a brief tutorial on how to use Boolean search logic. Our search function also understands “fuzzy searches.” Fuzzy searches utilize the (*) and will find matches even when users misspell words or enter in only partial words for the search. For example, searching for liber* will produce results for liberation/liberate/liberates/etc.
Keyword Searches
You’ll notice that under the heading KEYWORDS, there are a number of words, phrases or names that describe content. Sometimes these are also called “tags.” Clicking on these words is essentially the same as conducting a basic search.

Search Results

Letter to Bill Clinton Letter to Bill Clinton
Author: Ramon CintronPublisher: Puerto Rican Bar Association, INC.Year: 1995Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Plea to President Clinton to free Puerto Rican Political Prisoners
Appeal from Notice of Action to the National Appeals Board Appeal from Notice of Action to the National Appeals Board
Author: Jan SuslerYear: 1994Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Appeal to the United States Parole Commission, United States Department of Justice Regarding unjust denial of parole to Carlos Alberto Torres
Letter to Alejandrina Torres Letter to Alejandrina Torres
Author: Lisa RudmanYear: 1991Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Follow-up letter on video interview
Alejandrina Torres: A Profile of a Puerto Rican Prisoner of War Alejandrina Torres: A Profile of a Puerto Rican Prisoner of War
Author: Alejandrina TorresPublisher: Free Puerto Rico CommitteeYear: 1987Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Biography and account of inhumane treatment at the hands of the US prison system.
Letter to Alejandrina Torres Letter to Alejandrina Torres
Authors: Diane Nelson, Lisa RudmanYear: 1991Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Letter expressing interest in a video interview
Informe a la Comision de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas - Contrainsurgencia contra los Prisioneros Politicos… Informe a la Comision de Derechos Humanos de las Naciones Unidas - Contrainsurgencia contra los Prisioneros Politicos…
Authors: Jan Susler, Michael DeutschPublisher: Attorneys and Legal Representatives for the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of WarYear: 1987Format: ReportCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Submission to the UN Human Rights Commission in support of the Puerto Rican Political Prisoners and Prisoners of War - lays out historical issues re colonialism and human rights violations in Puerto Rico and legal basis for resistance.
Human Rights for a Special Lady Human Rights for a Special Lady
Authors: Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr.Publisher: Civil Rights JournalYear: 1987Format: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Article on demonstration protest against inhumane treatment of Alejandrina Torres and 5 other Puerto Rican Political Prisoners
Seven years After: Freedom Fighters, Not Terrorists! Seven years After: Freedom Fighters, Not Terrorists!
Year: 1987Format: AgendaCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Program for event to commemorate the capture of Puerto Rican political prisoners and prisoners of war
Defense in Wells Fargo Case Seeks Closed-Door Hearing Defense in Wells Fargo Case Seeks Closed-Door Hearing
Publisher: El DiarioYear: 1985Format: ArticleCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Article quotes regarding the trial of Wells Fargo, AIDS epidemic in Puerto Rico, mercury water contamination in Ciudad Christiana,
Puerto Rican Patriots Alicia, Carmen, Dylcia, and Ida Luz Puerto Rican Patriots Alicia, Carmen, Dylcia, and Ida Luz
Author: John BrownPublisher: The Dissenter: Voices from Contemporary AmericaYear: 1986Format: MonographCollection: Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN)
Piece on the four women political prisoners