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

Antonia Hernandez Antonia Hernandez
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: KP 421Format: Cass A & BCollection: Xican@
At Galleria Lecture Series explaining her personal history, contemporary Chicano issues and her work with the Mexican-American Legal Defense and Education Fund.
Cantos a Flor de Pueblo: Carlos Mejia Godoy Cantos a Flor de Pueblo: Carlos Mejia Godoy
Date: 1/1/1978Call Number: Vin 061Format: VinylProducers: Orfeon Records Inc.Collection: General materials
Songs about the revolution in Nicaragua in the 1970's. Lyrics discuss the kidnappings and other injustices in the country. This album helped inspired a generation of Nicaraguans to fight for freedom against the Somoza dynasty. The song "Crtisos ya nacio en palacaguina" speaks about the guerrilla warfare in its infancy.
We Are America's Children; Songs, Rhythms and Moods Reflecting Our Peoples' History: Ella Jenkins We Are America's Children; Songs, Rhythms and Moods Reflecting Our Peoples' History: Ella Jenkins
Date: 1/1/1976Call Number: Vin 075Format: VinylProducers: Folkways RecordsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
In celebration of the bicentennial of the US, Ella Jenkens collaborated with the Raymond School Children's Choir and the Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus of New Orleans. They recorded songs about America's values, such as integrity, freedom, justice, and equality, and songs that reflect the people and history of the US.