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 "Sisters and Brothers" Letter to "Sisters and Brothers"
Publisher: Out of ControlFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Freedom Now
Includes handwritten notes
Letter to Member Letter to Member
Publisher: Freedom Now: Campaign for Amnesty and Human Rights for Political Prisoners in the USAFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Freedom Now FN - Tribunal
Letter updating on the development of a tribunal on Political Prisoners in the US
Letter to "brother" Letter to "brother"
Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Tear Down The Walls Political Prisoner Conference
Reproduction. Author unknown
Solidarity Statement Solidarity Statement
Authors: David Johnson, Willie Sundiata Tate, Luis TalamantezPublisher: San Quentin SixFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Attica
Letter to Ada Letter to Ada
Author: Lisa RudmanPublisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: February 17Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Regarding communications, upcoming events, actions, International Women's Day 1992, and community organizing.
Letter to Ada Letter to Ada
Author: Lisa RudmanPublisher: Women Against ImperialismVolume Number: February 17Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Regarding communications, upcoming events, actions, International Women's Day 1992, and community organizing.
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
Public Witness to Opposition to the "Supermax" Public Witness to Opposition to the "Supermax"
Publisher: Jean EdenFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Public witness letter against the building of a supermax prison in Madison, WI. Part of 8/1997 mailing.
Bill Dunne Re Colorado Bill Dunne Re Colorado
Author: Bill DunneFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Suggestions for campaign.
Letter to "Sisters and Brothers" Letter to "Sisters and Brothers"
Publisher: Out of ControlFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Includes handwritten notes