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

Shut Down Lexington Control Unit: Demonstrate Shut Down Lexington Control Unit: Demonstrate
Publisher: Committee to Shut Down Lexington Control UnitFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Reproduction of flyer for 1/28 demonstration on behalf of Silvia Baraldini. Virtual holdings only
What You Have Just Seen Is Real What You Have Just Seen Is Real
Publisher: Committee to Shut Down Lexington Control UnitFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Flyer distributed as part of 1/28 demonstration and Guirilla theater project.
There Are Women Political Prisoners in the US There Are Women Political Prisoners in the US
Publisher: Committee to Shut Down Lexington Control UnitFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Educational flyer including quotes from Silvia Baraldini
Women Political Prisoners in the United States Women Political Prisoners in the United States
Authors: Lisa, ZachPublisher: Women Against Imperialism; Interfaith Prisoners of Conscience; Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Version of educational pamphlet. Virtual holdings only
National Conference Against Repression: A Call to Resist National Conference Against Repression: A Call to Resist
Publisher: National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political Prisoners
Proposition of a national conference against repression and fascism to discuss the many ramifications of US imperialist repression, and to develop a national strategy and program against fascism.
Women's Spring Sock Hop Women's Spring Sock Hop
Publisher: Women Against ImperialismFormat: FlyerCollection: Women Against Imperialism
Flyer for benefit of the International Women's Day Demonstration Committee.
Cops on Campus STRIKE! Cops on Campus STRIKE!
Format: FlyerCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Announces student strike in response to nine students being arrested by the Alameda County Poice. Flyer also articulates the demands of the planned strike.
VOTE TODAY VOTE TODAY
Format: FlyerCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Flyer encouraging students voting in ASUC/student gov. elections
Free Bobby/Free Huey Flyer Free Bobby/Free Huey Flyer
Publisher: Black Panther Party for Self Defense - Emeryville BranchFormat: FlyerCollection: Black Panther Party Articles From the 1970s
Pintar un Mural con el Programa Para Jovenes de la Biblioteca Moncada Pintar un Mural con el Programa Para Jovenes de la Biblioteca Moncada
Publisher: The Moncada LibraryFormat: FlyerCollection: Moncada Library