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

The UN Man and the Refugee The UN Man and the Refugee
Call Number: CE 348Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
John H. Davis discuss the precarious existence of Palestinian refugees. Criticizes the conditions that the refugees have faced since 1948 and the worsening of their situation since 1967. Discusses Israeli policy of demolishing Arabs’ homes in Jerusalem to make way for Jewish-only settlements. Laments the challenges for Palestinians worldwide, under occupation and with limited rights in the State of Israel. Musa al-Alami discusses the program he has started which supports and educates boys orphaned by the 1967 War. He details the hardships they face as a result of Israeli aggression and increased control of the Palestinian economy.
Arab-Israeli Discussion Arab-Israeli Discussion
Date: 3/31/1966Call Number: CE 349Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
A heated debate between Pro-Palestinian and Pro-Israeli students at UC Berkeley. The Palestinian proponent states that the problems stem from the racist nature of Zionism, its exclusivity to Jews, and false claims to Palestine as the Jewish homeland.
Middle East Panel Middle East Panel
Date: 6/10/1970Call Number: CE 354Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
A panel of Zionists and Palestinians heatedly debate Israeli torture of Palestinians in Israeli jails since 1967. Guests claim Edwards is biased against Israel despite his use of reputable and credible sources and well-documented reports of torture of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories.
Journal of Palestine Studies Issue 12 Journal of Palestine Studies Issue 12
Publisher: The Institute for Palestine Studies and Kuwait UniversityYear: 1974Volume Number: Vol. 3-4 SummerFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Institute for Palestine Studies
Palestine's Arab Population; Rush to Annexation- Israel in Jerusalem; Zionist Land- The Jewish National Fund; After October- Military Conflict and Political Change in the Middle East; The Bible and Zionist Colonialism; more.
Journal of Palestine Studies Issue 37 Journal of Palestine Studies Issue 37
Publisher: The Institute for Palestine Studies and Kuwait UniversityYear: 1980Volume Number: Vol. 10-1 AutumnFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Institute for Palestine Studies
Secrets of State- The Sharett Diaries; US Policy and the Middle East; Israel's Power in the US Senate; The Traditional Palestinian Costume; State Terrorism- A Juridical Examination; The Zionist Organizational Structure; more.