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

Vicki Garvin interview by Lincoln Bergman Vicki Garvin interview by Lincoln Bergman
Call Number: KP 149Format: CassetteProducers: Lincoln BergmenCollection: Garvin, Vicki
This is the first installment of an interview of labor organizer, Vicki Garvin, conducted by Lincoln Bergmen. In this volume Vickie speaks of growing up in Richmond, Virginia, her family’s exodus to Manhattan and the challenges of growing up black in New York during the depression. She describes here her beginnings in labor and union organizing and her opportunity to study economics at Smith College. She talks as well about working with Adam Clayton Powell on his campaign for state representative.
Vicki Garvin interview by Lincoln Bergman Vicki Garvin interview by Lincoln Bergman
Call Number: CD 326Format: CDProducers: Lincoln BergmenCollection: Garvin, Vicki
same as KP 149.This is the first installment of an interview of labor organizer, Vickie Garvin, conducted by Lincoln Bergmen. In this volume Vickie speaks of growing up in Richmond, Virgina, her family’s exodus to Manhattan and the challenges of growing up black in New York during the depression. She describes here her beginnings in labor and union organizing and her opportunity to study economics at Smith College. She talks as well about working with Adam Clayton Powell on his campaign for state representative.
NAFTA Debate NAFTA Debate
Call Number: CV 089Format: CassetteProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Raul Hinojosa, UCLA professor, and others discussing NAFTA and its impact.
Workers' Film & Video Forum Workers' Film & Video Forum
Call Number: V 349Format: VHSProgram: Workers' Film & Video ForumCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Leaving Home - post NAFTA North America the struggle of workers in the new corporate factories of Mexico and comments by US and Canadian workers whose jobs have been out sourced to Mexico Japan Railway's Mass Firings - the plight and mass firings of Japanese railway workers after the privatization of Japan Railways.
Fresno UFW Convention/Fresno Fresno UFW Convention/Fresno
Call Number: CV 327Format: Cass A & BCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Side A: completely in Spanish Side B: primarily in Spanish, speaker advocating people to vote and boycott Coca-Cola for not renewing contract with UFW
Labor Movement Takes on Apartheid South Africa Labor Movement Takes on Apartheid South Africa
Publisher: Bay Area Free South Africa MovementFormat: FlyerCollection: Anti-Apartheid Solidarity
Urging people to wear a red ribbon, which means Stop Apartheid Now!