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.

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Letter to "Friends" Letter to "Friends"
Publisher: Committee to End Grand Jury RepressionFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Grand Jury
Letter is to inform Bay Area progressive groups of the latest developments in the Special Federal Grand Jury which has convened to investigate the SLA.
Letter to Deans, Directors, Department Chairmen and Administrative Officers Letter to Deans, Directors, Department Chairmen and Administrative Officers
Author: Robert E. ConnickPublisher: Office of the Chancellor UC BerkeleyDate: 12/7/1966Volume Number: 7-DecFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
New policy that states any faculty/staff participating in strikes or related efforts can and will be terminated from their jobs.
AFT letter of support AFT letter of support
Publisher: American Federation of TeachersFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Letter by AFT expressing support/solidarity with FSM
Request for Brave Hearted Woman film Request for Brave Hearted Woman film
Author: Susan RautenbergPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 1/29/1982Volume Number: 29-JanFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Brave Hearted Woman film change of date Brave Hearted Woman film change of date
Author: Susan RautenbergPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 2/21/1982Volume Number: 21-FebFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Request for June Jordan film on the History of Slavery from the University of Michigan Request for June Jordan film on the History of Slavery from the University of Michigan
Author: Susan RautenbergPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 2/3/1982Volume Number: 3-FebFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Request that Susan Rautenberg be authorized as a booking agent for the Young People's Program at Moncada Library Request that Susan Rautenberg be authorized as a booking agent for the Young People's Program at Moncada Library
Author: Donna BorupPublisher: The Moncada LibraryDate: 2/22/1982Volume Number: 22-FebFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter in support of Afrikan Freedom Fighters Day Letter in support of Afrikan Freedom Fighters Day
Author: The Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 6/26/1981Volume Number: 26-JunFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter calling on supportors to mobilize for the New Afrikan Freedom Fighters Day and in particular Assata Shakur.
John Brown Anti-Klan Committee Demonstration in Washington DC letter John Brown Anti-Klan Committee Demonstration in Washington DC letter
Author: Mary PattenPublisher: The Moncada LibraryYear: 1980Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter calling on supporters to join the John Brown Anti-Klan Committee's demonstration at the Reagan inaugural in Washington, D.C.
Letter to Supporters Letter to Supporters
Author: The Moncada LibraryPublisher: May 19th Communist OrganizationDate: 8/9/1982Volume Number: 9-AugFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Moncada Library
Letter annoucing the closing of the Moncada Library and expressing solidarity with liberation and anti-imperialist groups as well as the Park Slope community in general.