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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.

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El Pulgarcito El Pulgarcito
Publisher: Comite de Salvarorenos ProgresistasYear: 1977Volume Number: Vol. 2 Edicion EspecialFormat: PeriodicalCollection: El Salvador
Articles in Espanol and English
Boletin Salvadoreno El Pulgarcito Boletin Salvadoreno El Pulgarcito
Publisher: Comite de Salvarorenos ProgresistasYear: 1976Volume Number: No. 11 NoviembreFormat: PeriodicalCollection: El Salvador
Articles in Espanol and English
El Salvador in Focus El Salvador in Focus
Date: 10/1/1989Call Number: LA 111Format: CassetteProgram: El Salvador in FocusCollection: El Salvador
Arena Government escalates repression targeting civilians as well as the FMLN. Aerial bombings and ground troop attacks on villages increase in frequency and severity. The FMLN lift their voluntary cease fire in response to the government and military violence. On September 18 the National trade Union of Salvadoran Workers (FINASTRAS) held a protest march in San Salvador demanding the release of union organizers in government custody. Police attacked the protesters with tear gas and beatings. Those arrested reported being tortured. Eight women reported being raped by the police in jail. Meanwhile, In Washington D.C. The U.S. Senate votes overwhelmingly to increase military aid to El Salvador.
United Freedom Front Communique #9 United Freedom Front Communique #9
Publisher: United Freedom FrontDate: 8/21/1984Volume Number: 21-AugFormat: CommuniqueCollection: El Salvador
Communique from the United Freedom Front claiming responsibility for the bombing of General Electric offices of the aerospace strategic planning and aircraft division in New York. At the time, GE was the fourth largest military contractor to the United States and their products were involved in bombing of civilian populations, human rights violations and mass murders.
El Salvador Revista Internacional El Salvador Revista Internacional
Publisher: Frente Farabundo Marti Para La Liberacion NacionalYear: 1981Volume Number: No.4Format: PeriodicalCollection: El Salvador
Oversized
El Salvador Platform for the Democratic Revolutionary Government El Salvador Platform for the Democratic Revolutionary Government
Publisher: Frente Democratico RevolucionarioFormat: PamphletCollection: El Salvador
El Salvador Strategies of War Struggles for Peace El Salvador Strategies of War Struggles for Peace
Publisher: San Francsico Committee In Solidarity With The People of El SalvadorFormat: ReportCollection: El Salvador
A report that discusses various aspects of El Salvador before and after the war. Topics range from earthquakes to war strategies.
The War in El Salvador Current Situation and Outlook for The Future. The War in El Salvador Current Situation and Outlook for The Future.
Author: JOAQUIN VILLALOBOSPublisher: Frente Farabundo Marti Para La Liberacion NacionalYear: 1986Format: ArticleCollection: El Salvador
"The war in El Salvador" by Joaquin Villalobos originally appeared in spanish as "El Estado Actual de la Guerra y sus Perspectivas".
Senal de Libertad SIGNAL of FREEDOM Senal de Libertad SIGNAL of FREEDOM
Publisher: Radio VenceremosYear: 1984Volume Number: No.1Format: PeriodicalCollection: El Salvador
FMLN Diplomatic Tour FMLN Diplomatic Tour
Publisher: Frente Farabundo Marti Para La Liberacion NacionalYear: 1989Volume Number: No.4Format: PeriodicalCollection: El Salvador