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

Elsa Knight Thompson interview Elsa Knight Thompson interview
Date: 3/15/1982Call Number: KP 350Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: General materials
Lincoln Bergman talks to Elsa Knight Thompson about her career in broadcasting, time at BBC and KPFA, art of interviewing, and advice to young journalists. Also broadcast 2/12/1983 for memorial broadcast on Elsa's death.
Elsa Knight Thompson Memorial Elsa Knight Thompson Memorial
Call Number: KP 362Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Lincoln bergman, Philip MaldariCollection: General materials
Recording of Memorial Event for Elsa Knight Thompson in 1983 held at Berkeley Senior Center with a number of notable speakers and brief excerpts from Elsa's interviews.
Elsa Knight Thompson Memorial Insert #1 Elsa Knight Thompson Memorial Insert #1
Date: 3/31/1983Call Number: KP 363Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: General materials
Insert, as played at Elsa Knight Thompson memorial. Elsa herself speaking about politics, defining a liberal and a conservative, reciting "How Can I Keep From Singing," and commenting on her journalistic principles and career in broadcasting.
Elsa Knight Thompson Memorial Insert #2 Elsa Knight Thompson Memorial Insert #2
Date: 3/31/1983Call Number: KP 364Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: General materials
Several speakers at Elsa Knight Thompson memorial. Peace activist Madeleine Duckles, El Teatro Campesino founder Luis Valdez, Gene Marine, and Chris Koch.
Elsa Knight Thompson interview Elsa Knight Thompson interview
Date: 3/15/1982Call Number: CD 639Format: CDProducers: Lincoln BergmanCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Lincoln Bergman talks to Elsa Knight Thompson about her career in broadcasting, time at BBC and KPFA, art of interviewing, and advice to young journalists. Also broadcast 2/12/1983 for memorial broadcast on Elsa's death.