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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.
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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Control Units: Isolation in 1992 Control Units: Isolation in 1992
Publisher: American Friends Service Committee: New York Metropolitan regionYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: American Friends Service Committee
Advertisement for 5/2/1992 Town meeting and silent vigil. Includes information on the Marionization of US penitentiaries. (3rd copy as Part of 1/5/1995 AFSC Memorandum starting with Memorandum: Minutes and Materials from Dec. 3-4 Meeting Re Control Units. 4th Copy attached to Letter to Bonnie Kerness from Helen Woodson dated 10/5/1995)
International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples' and Oppressed Nationalities in the USA International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples' and Oppressed Nationalities in the USA
Publisher: International TribunalDate: 10/1992Volume Number: OctoberFormat: FlyerCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Opening Night flyer - International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA Opening Night flyer - International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nations in the USA
Date: 10/2/1992Volume Number: 2-OctFormat: FlyerCollection: 1992 Tribunal
Pan American Airlines is Racist Protest Pan Am Pan American Airlines is Racist Protest Pan Am
Publisher: John Brown Anti-Klan CommitteeYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: John Brown Anti-Klan Committee (JBAKC)
flyer
Letter to Douglas Dougherty: Appendix B: High-Tech Dungeon Letter to Douglas Dougherty: Appendix B: High-Tech Dungeon
Publisher: The Bay GuardianYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Rally and Demonstrate Against Torture Shut Down MCC Westville No Control Units Rally and Demonstrate Against Torture Shut Down MCC Westville No Control Units
Publisher: Human Rights Coalition of Indiana; National committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; Rethinking Prisons; Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertises demonstration on 7/11/1992 at Valparaiso, IN.
Prisons are About Racism Prisons are About Racism
Publisher: Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Flyer for 4/26/1992 forum on racism in the US prison system.
Protest the Proliferation of Control Unit Prisons! Shut Them All Down! Join the Bus & Car Caravan to the gates of Three Prisons Protest the Proliferation of Control Unit Prisons! Shut Them All Down! Join the Bus & Car Caravan to the gates of Three Prisons
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican Prisoners of War; Committee to End the Marion LockdownYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: Committee to End the Marion Lockdown
Advertises demonstration at USP Dwight, Menard, and Marion.
From the Arawak Indians to Norma Jean Croy: 500 Years of Resistance From the Arawak Indians to Norma Jean Croy: 500 Years of Resistance
Publisher: Gay American Indians, Norma Jean Croy Defense Committee, Out of Control - Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners, Lesbians and Gays Against Intervention, Revolting Lesbians, The On Our Rag CollectiveYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: Norma Jean Croy
Pamphlet for Lesbian and gay Benefit for Norma Jean Croy
Commemorating 500 Years of Indigenous resistance Commemorating 500 Years of Indigenous resistance
Publisher: International Indian Treaty CouncilYear: 1992Format: FlyerCollection: 500 Years-Columbus
Pamphlet on Oct 5 - 12 ITC alternatives to Columbus Day celebration