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

Cops on Campus STRIKE! Cops on Campus STRIKE!
Format: FlyerCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Announces student strike in response to nine students being arrested by the Alameda County Poice. Flyer also articulates the demands of the planned strike.
AFT letter of support AFT letter of support
Publisher: American Federation of TeachersFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Letter by AFT expressing support/solidarity with FSM
AFT News AFT News
Author: Marshall AxelrodPublisher: California Federation of TeachersDate: 12/2/1966Volume Number: 2-DecFormat: Press ReleaseCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
AFT President's statement on the student strike and fallout.
MORE STRIKE MORE STRIKE
Format: FlyerCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
List of strike-related events and activities
Statement of Chancellor Roger W. Heyns Statement of Chancellor Roger W. Heyns
Author: Roger W. HeynsPublisher: University of California-BerkeleyDate: 12/2/1966Volume Number: 2-DecFormat: StatementCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Chancellor Heyns' statement on the student strike where he expresses his disapproval of strike and their tactics.
Strike Committee, U. C. Berkeley Strike Committee, U. C. Berkeley
Publisher: Strike Committee, U. C. BerkeleyDate: 12/6/1966Volume Number: 6-DecFormat: StatementCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Strike Committee update on strike and the passage of a resolution and amendments.
Statement of Executive Vice Chancellor Earl F. Cheit Statement of Executive Vice Chancellor Earl F. Cheit
Author: Earl F. CheitPublisher: University of California-BerkeleyDate: 11/30/1966Volume Number: 30-NovFormat: StatementCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Vice Chancellor Cheit's statement on protest of Naval recruitment table; expresses disapproval of protesters.
Statement By Faculty Witnesses With Respect to November 30, 1966 Statement By Faculty Witnesses With Respect to November 30, 1966
Authors: Peter Dale Scott, George W. Stocking, Jr., Reginald ZelnikDate: 12/1/1966Volume Number: 1-DecFormat: StatementCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Three professors detail their recollection of Naval recruitment table incident. This report contradicts the official UC report on the incident.
Statement By the Six U. C. Defendants Statement By the Six U. C. Defendants
Date: 1/13/1967Volume Number: 13-JanFormat: StatementCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Press conference for six defendents explaining why they're breaking a gag rule and articulating their motivations for political protest.