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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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New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee Dear Friend New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast Committee Dear Friend
Publisher: New York Three Freedom Campaign West Coast CommitteeFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Letter soliciting support for the NY3
Greetings Comrades, Brother and Sisters Greetings Comrades, Brother and Sisters
Publisher: Fela & NazapaFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Greetings from Alejandrina Torres, Susan Rosenberg, and Silvia Baraldini Greetings from Alejandrina Torres, Susan Rosenberg, and Silvia Baraldini
Authors: Susan Rosenberg, Silvia Baraldini, Alejandrina TorresDate: 10/1987Volume Number: OctoberFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Lexington Control Unit for Women
Statements of solidarity, October 1987
Letter to Raymond R. Coffee Letter to Raymond R. Coffee
Author: Nancy KershanDate: 4/8/1993Volume Number: 8-AprFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Control Units
Article Attached: Whole Truth on Sentencing: It's a Joke. Chicago Sun-Times: March 25, 1993
New York Three Freedom Campaign Dear Friend New York Three Freedom Campaign Dear Friend
Publisher: New York Three Freedom CampaignFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Letter soliciting contributions for the NY3
Killing us Softly and scientifically: Update on M.C.C. Killing us Softly and scientifically: Update on M.C.C.
Publisher: National Campaign to Stop Control UnitsYear: 1996Format: CorrespondenceCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Update on the current conditions and reality at MCC/MCF, Westville, IN. Part of 11/1996 mailing.
Correspondence to Task Force Members [with media materials] Correspondence to Task Force Members [with media materials]
Author: Charles KingPublisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1993Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
1/25/1993 Correspondence sent to Governor Edgar's task Force on Crime and Corrections regarding the revisiting of initial proposals issued by Edgar at the beginning of 1993. Packet includes: Hentoff, Nat. "Dicken's Penitentiary Report." Chicago Southtown Economist 13 Jan. 1993. Reproduction; Kozol, Johnathan. Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools. New York: Harper Perennial, 1992. 7-39. Reproduction.
The New York Four The New York Four
Publisher: New York Four Defense CommitteeFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: New York 3
Letters to inform people about the case of the New York 4 and what they can do to help.
Letter re parole of David Hilliard Letter re parole of David Hilliard
Publisher: Garry, Dreyfus, McTernan & BrotskyDate: 9/15/1972Volume Number: Sept 15Format: CorrespondenceCollection: BPP_NoCal
Letter to CA Adult Authority to parole David Hilliard, Chief of Staff of Black Panther Party.
Dear Resistance Conspiracy Case Supporters Dear Resistance Conspiracy Case Supporters
Author: Judy GreenspanPublisher: Washington Area Committee for Political Prisoners RightsDate: 1/29/1991Volume Number: 29-JanFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Resistance Conspiracy
Wrap-up letter of the Resistance Conspiracy Case. Tim Blunk, Marilyn Buck, Linda Evans, Susan Rosenberg, Laura Whitehorn, Alan Berkman all sentenced and taken to various federal prisons around the country. Addresses are included for correspondence, more info about Freedom Now and information about Mumia Abu Jamal and Bashir Hameed.