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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.
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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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Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 3/13/1986Call Number: JH 169AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Air attacks on El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 12/4/1986Call Number: JH 232AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Nicaragua: Cantos de El Tablon, Niña de Esteli, Testimonios de la contra, Musica de la costa atlantica, poesias de rosario murillo, participacion de Lisa
Immigration- Centro Legal and the Immigration Clinic Immigration- Centro Legal and the Immigration Clinic
Date: 1/1/1986Call Number: CV 190AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
The volunteer attorneys at the La Raza Centro Legal and the Immigration Clinic in SF speak after the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (IRCA) and Immigration Marriage Fraud Amendments (IMFA) passed.
Beyond Acceptance: Interview With the Wirths Beyond Acceptance: Interview With the Wirths
Date: 6/1/1986Call Number: JG/ 114AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Carolyn W. Griffin and Marian J. Wirth, authors of “Beyond Acceptance: Parents of Lesbians & Gays Talk About Their Experiences” and founders of P-FLAG (Parents and Friends of Lesbians and Gays). They discuss the complexities and issues of gay parenting. Book includes interviews with members of P-FLAG. They are joined by their son, Scott Wirth, who first came out to them as a homosexual at age 22. (July 1986).
Interview with Sandy Levinson Interview with Sandy Levinson
Date: 9/1/1986Call Number: LA 183AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberProgram: Defiant HeartCollection: Cuba
The director of the Center for Cuban Studies in New York, speaks after Soviet Union Prime Minister, Mikhail Gorbachev announced the country would end assistance to Cuba. She describes the Soviet Union's "aid" as a mutual trade agreement which benefitted both countries. Also about UN Representative, Francisco Alarcon's, call for the UN to intervene in ending the 30-year economic embargo of Cuba for violating international law.
Corazon Aquino Press Conference Corazon Aquino Press Conference
Date: 1/1/1986Call Number: CV 287AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Corazon Aquino gives answers questions at press conference after her speech at the Moscone center in San Francisco in 1986.
Corazon Aquino Corazon Aquino
Date: 1/1/1986Call Number: CV 288AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Philippine president Corazon Aquino speaks to the Asian Foundation.
Today's Legal Repression Session 2 Today's Legal Repression Session 2
Date: 11/1/1986Call Number: PM 433AFormat: Cass ACollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Rachel Rosen Degolia on the government's war on the bill of rights and the Freedom of Information Act. Maryann Corley on the Sanctuary movement and the use of prohibition laws to conduct illegal searches. Michael Deutsch on the fundamental use of repression by the state, especially in the last 10 years.
NPR Report on Marion Lockdown NPR Report on Marion Lockdown
Date: 10/1/1986Call Number: PM 435AFormat: Cass AProducers: National Public RadioCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Jacki Lydon reports on the 3rd year of the Marion lockdown. Describes conditions, who is imprisoned and why, and allegations of ill treatment and Human Rights violations. Includes interviews with administration and inmates. Transcript is available for download: http://www.freedomarchives.org/Documents/Finder/DOC3_scans/3.inside.marion.008.pdf