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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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International Hotel International Hotel
Date: 5/27/1977Call Number: FI 003Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
I-Hotel interviews with tenants, Geronimo Ji Jaga, Dennis Banks, lesbian mother court case.
I-Hotel Struggle I-Hotel Struggle
Date: 5/27/1977Call Number: FI 050Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara, HeberProgram: Freedom Is A Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
I-Hotel, Geronimo Pratt, Dennis Banks, lesbian mother court case.
David Stern program David Stern program
Call Number: JG/ 008Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
WRFD, Radio for David Stern. A lot of rough cuts of phone calls of support for David from the Gay and Left communities
Lesbian Music: Casse Culver in concert Lesbian Music: Casse Culver in concert
Date: 8/12/1974Call Number: JG/ 018Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Casse Culver, a lesbian musician/ activist singer, performs in concert.
Interview with Huey Newton Interview with Huey Newton
Date: 8/11/1970Call Number: KP 020Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Elsa Knight ThompsonProgram: KPFA generalCollection: Huey Newton
This interview with Huey P. Newton took place shortly after the Marin county courthouse rebellion incident. It is the first press contact with Newton after his release from prison. Newton discusses how the Panther party looked to form alliances with the Vietnamese on an ideological level and speaks of common goals of oppressed people, with special attention to organizations like the Women's Liberation Front in the United States and homosexual rights advocates. This tape includes a brief discussion of the movement to decentralize the police in Berkeley, CA., and has a brief discussion of Eldridge Cleaver in exile and the expectations of the United Nations to return Cleaver to the U.S.
Gay Liberation Gay Liberation
Date: 6/12/1976Call Number: FI 010Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Barbara Lubinski, Heber DreherProgram: Freedom Is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
Gay liberation and attacks on gays, Anita Bryant. Dialogue: two lesbians and gay man talk about struggle against male supremacy and capitalism, antigay sentiment, racism among gay people, differences based on race.
San Quentin Six-1 San Quentin Six-1
Date: 6/27/1976Call Number: FI 011Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Heber, BarbaraProgram: Freedom is a Constant StruggleCollection: Freedom is a Constant Struggle
San Quentin 6 trial goes to jury, White supremacist movement in Chicago. Anniversary of Stonewall rebellion analysis of gay liberation movement. Statement from Revolutionary Coalition of Prisoners. Bicentennial Coalition harassed by FBI.
Political Prisoners in the United States: Laura Whitehorn and Linda Evans Political Prisoners in the United States: Laura Whitehorn and Linda Evans
Call Number: JG/ 063Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
SAME AS JG/LS 062: An interview with Laura Whitehorn and Linda Evans, two North American political prisoners currently serving long sentences at the Federal Prison in Pleasanton as a result of their political activities. Linda and Laura have been anti-imperialist activities for twenty years, most recently in the anti-Klan, Black solidarity and lesbian and women's movements. Part of a series on U.S. political prisoners, produced by Judy Gerber. Note: Since the broadcast of this program, both Laura Whitehorn and Linda Evans have been freed.
The Dan White "Confession" Tape The Dan White "Confession" Tape
Date: 5/30/1979Call Number: KP 220Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Helen MickiewiczCollection: General materials
Police interrogation of former San Francisco Supervisor, Dan White, as conducted by SFPD officers Frank Falzon and Edward Erdelatz. The interrogation took place on November 27, 1978 immediately following the assassinations of Mayor George Moscone and Supervisor Harvey Milk. White emotionally outlines his version of events and his state of mind leading up to, and during, the killings. Following the police tape is a brief analysis of the faulty interrogation and how D.A. Tom Norman "blew the case" as reported in the S.F. Bay Guardian newspaper during the trial.
Nothing Is More Precious Than Nothing Is More Precious Than
Date: 6/22/1974Call Number: NI 033Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Camomile, with thanks to Jeff Sokolow, Michael, Rene FrappierProgram: Nothing Is More Precious ThanCollection: “Nothing is More Precious Than…” a news magazine including music and poetry
Opens with international news, Vietnam, then Africa, Zimbabwe, then report on demonstrations against Chilean ship arriving in San Francisco, Gay Pride Day events, bombings of Chicano activists in Boulder, Colorado, shooting of Union City police chief, imprisonment of Will Lewis, KPFK station manager for refusing to turn over tapes from SLA and Weather Underground that came to the station, Attica legal defense and San Quentin 6 civil suit against the state prison system.