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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.
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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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Mission Artists: Editorial Pocho-Che Mission Artists: Editorial Pocho-Che
Date: 2/12/1972Call Number: RP 009Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Emiliano EcheverriaCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Mission Artists read poetry and play music. SENSITIVE LANGUAGE. Featuring poets Roberto Vargas, Elias Hruska Cortes, Alejandro Murgia; and musicians Richard Carrillo (guitar) and Nero de Grazia (Congas). Mission Arts Alliance and Writers Workshop.
Rudy Espinosa and the “Third World” Newspaper Rudy Espinosa and the “Third World” Newspaper
Date: 5/20/1972Call Number: RP 019 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Raul TorresCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul gets an update from Rudy Espinosa about the newspaper “Third World” from Grove St. Community College.
Rudy Espinosa and the “Third World” Newspaper Rudy Espinosa and the “Third World” Newspaper
Date: 5/20/1972Call Number: RP 019 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Emiliano Echeverria, Raul TorresCollection: Reflecciones de la Raza by Comunicacion Aztlan
Raul gets an update from Rudy Espinosa about the newspaper “Third World” from Grove St. Community College.
Chicano Poets at City Lights Chicano Poets at City Lights
Date: 3/15/1972Call Number: CAA 003 R3Format: Reel 3Producers: Comunicacion AztlanProgram: Chicano Poets at City LightsCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
This is tape 3 of 3 of Chicano poets at City Lights Bookstore. Poets include: Roberto Vargas, Dorita Gladys, Nina Serrano, Ferando Alegria, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Alejandro Murguia, Dorinda Moreno Gladdin and others.
Chicano Poets at City Lights Chicano Poets at City Lights
Date: 3/15/1972Call Number: CAA 003 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Comunicacion AztlanProgram: Chicano Poets at City LightsCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
This is tape 2 of 3 of Chicano poets at City Lights Bookstore. Poets include: Roberto Vargas, Dorita Gladys, Nina Serrano, Ferando Alegria, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Alejandro Murguia, Dorinda Moreno Gladdin and others.
Chicano Poets at City Lights Chicano Poets at City Lights
Date: 3/15/1972Call Number: CAA 003 R1Format: Reel 1Producers: Comunicacion Aztlan - Raul TorresProgram: Chicano Poets at City LightsCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
This is tape 1 of 3 of Latino poets at City Lights Bookstore. Poets include: Roberto Vargas, Dorita Gladys, Nina Serrano, Ferando Alegria, Victor Hernandez Cruz, Alejandro Murguia, Dorinda Moreno Gladdin and others.
Third World Poets of San Francisco Third World Poets of San Francisco
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: CAA 006Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Poetry of seven San Francisco poets reading their own works: Serafin Syquia, Janice Mirikitani, Nina Serrano, Gregorio Landau, KittyTsui, Elias Hruska Cortes, Avotcja Jiltonilo. Serafin- Carlos Bosan excerpt: 1. Voice of the voiceless Janice Mirikati- Francis Oka excerpts: 1. Untitled 2. The Guard 3. On soldiers Pay 4. Untitled Her own Work: 1. The nature of genocide 2. Don Zako 3. Sing with your body 4. The year of the rat 5. Death is not the same darkness Nina Serrano 1. Popular Love song 2. To the one who goes to fight in unknown terrain 3. Women Pirate Gregorio Landau 1. Weekend at Havana 2. Confessing the blues 3.King Kong died for your sins KittyTsui 1. With a Smile Elias Hruska Cortes 1. Blues for a year 2. Orinoko Woman 3. Master craftsman 4. Only you Avotcja Jiltonilo 1. Loneliness 2. Untitled (accompanied by guitar played by her) 3. People of Harlem
Third World Woman Poet - Avotcja Jiltonibro Third World Woman Poet - Avotcja Jiltonibro
Date: 7/1/1972Call Number: CAA 002Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Yolanda de FreitasCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
The poetry of the Third World Poet Avotcja Jiltonibro who is originally from Harlem, New York. Her poems include Light My Fire, Hallelujah All, Soulful Sisters, Moonlight in Memphis, Soulful to Uncle Tom & Family, Granmama Funk, Land of the Living Dead, A Little More for Malcolm X, Once Maybe Yesterday, Blind Man, and We the People of Harlem.
Third World Poets of San Francisco Third World Poets of San Francisco
Date: 1/1/1972Call Number: CD 314Format: CDCollection: Compact discs and videos representing digitized copies of analog tapes
Poetry of seven San Francisco poets reading their own works: Serafin Syquia, Janice Mirikitani, Nina Serrano, Gregorio Landau, Kitty Tsui, Elias Hruska Cortes, Avotcja Jiltonilo. COPY of: CAA - 006
Rodrigo Reyes reads the poetry of Luis Talamantez Rodrigo Reyes reads the poetry of Luis Talamantez
Date: 10/25/1972Call Number: CAA 108Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Two poems of Luis Talamantez of the San Quentin Six - “Un Lamento” and “Al Pueblo-For Juan Corona.” Same as CD 384