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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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Chile Event at Glide, Part 2 Chile Event at Glide, Part 2
Date: 10/1/1973Call Number: CAA 005 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Stan JohnstonProgram: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Poetry reading in protest of the Chilean coup at Glide memorial Church bringing together poets in protest. First public assembly condemning the events of September 11, 1973. Dolby Stereo
Chile Chile
Call Number: CAP 045 R2Format: Reel 2Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Excerpt from one of Neruda’s last speeches and comments on his death on the 23rd of Sept. 1973. Reports of abuse and deaths of people in Chile during and following the coup including an account from a French priest about several prisoners who were taken away by guards and then reported to have been killed while attempting to escape. Allende’s last speech.
Last Words of Salvador Allende Last Words of Salvador Allende
Date: 9/11/1973Call Number: CAP 027 R2Format: Reel 2Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Last complete speech given by Salvador Allende from La Moneda under siege.
Reflecciones de la Raza Reflecciones de la Raza
Call Number: RP 049 R2Format: Reel 2Collection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
A mixture of music, poetry readings and news. Poetry by Fernando Alegria. A comparison of the different reports by the S.F. Chronicle and the New York Times about President Allende’s visit to the U.N. Followed by an interview with Tito Lucero and Elena Minor about the Raza Unida Partido. Same as CD 601 (reel 2 only)
Chile Chile
Date: 9/1/1973Call Number: CAP 059 R2Format: Reel 2Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
The Unidad Popular government and the positive effects it had on Chilean society.
Chile - Leading up to the Coup Chile - Leading up to the Coup
Date: 11/25/1973Call Number: CAP 044 R2Format: Reel 2Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Events leading up to the 1973 coup in Chile, the economic situation after the coup and effect on education in Chile. Includes conflicting reports of the number of deaths as a result of the coup. Explores the effect that the Junta had on the education system in Chile. Junta quote, “Books are more dangerous than bombs.”