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.

Independent Collections

These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.

Subcollections

Documents

Real Dragon Real Dragon
Date: 10/7/1971Call Number: RD 006Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln BergmanProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
One-on-one interview with Ernesto "Che" Guevara from 1964. During the interview, Che speaks about some necessary elements for the seizure of power for revolution. He reveals that each movement depends on the people and cannot be an imitation of another movement such as the one that took place in Cuba. He uses the case of Puerto Rico as an example and also feels that in order for a revolution of the people to happen in the U.S- the considerations would be much more complex and need to take on a character of its own.
Interview with Nellie Zaibak Interview with Nellie Zaibak
Date: 1/1/1974Call Number: CE 350Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Nellie Zaibak debunks US claims of neutrality in the Middle East made by US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. She discusses US attempts to reach a consensus differing from UN Resolution 242, despite broad support for it within the UN. Discusses the close relationship of Apartheid regime in South Africa and Israel. Criticizes the press for siding with the glaring lies in Kissinger’s claims.
Vietnam under US Bombing – George Makai Vietnam under US Bombing – George Makai
Call Number: CE 546Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Hungarian Correspondent in Hanoi retells the personal impact of the bombing in Vietnam, examples of courage and craftiness, propaganda, the transition period that let to the Vietnamese ability to fight back, as well as the psychology and attitude of the Vietnamese people during the war.
Bloodbaths In Cambodia Bloodbaths In Cambodia
Call Number: CE 612Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Colin Edwards addresses a journalist who claims that rebel victories in Cambodia are causing bloodbaths in the country. Discussion of the term bloodbath and how the US uses the term loosely but disguises their own involvement in bloodbaths through propaganda.