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

A Double Sentence- AIDS in Prisons A Double Sentence- AIDS in Prisons
Call Number: JG/ 007Producers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
"A Double Sentence- AIDS in Prisons" California male prisoners with AIDS are sent to insufficient facility in Vacaville and totally removed from the rest of the prison population
Abortion issues Abortion issues
Call Number: JG/ 009Format: CassetteProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Very short tape (less than 1 minute) about harassment of abortion service providers and regulation
Abortion issues Abortion issues
Call Number: JG/ 010Format: CassetteProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Very short tape including footage of harassment of service providers
Robert White on El Salvador Robert White on El Salvador
Date: 11/17/1989Call Number: JG/ 037AFormat: Cass AProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Pacifica Radio clip of an interview with Robert White (from the Center for International Development and former ambassador to El Salvador. Under Jimmy Carter). Interview covers conditions of poverty, agriculture, health, labor, education, economy and employment/ human rights stats. Also the murders of 6 Jesuit priests on 11/16/89 by paramilitary forces and the FMLN offensive launched after the FENASTRAS and COMADRES offices were attacked 2 weeks earlier. FMLN releases a communiqué denouncing US involvement.
Role of Mujeres in the Party and Chicano movement Role of Mujeres in the Party and Chicano movement
Date: 9/3/1972Call Number: LA 011AFormat: Cass ACollection: Xican@
La Raza Unida national convention: first time La Raza Unida as a political party has met on a national level, and women met to discuss their roles. Evelina Alarcon speaks about the role of women.
Interview with Zack Lyde Interview with Zack Lyde
Date: 8/1/1997Call Number: SS 011BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Zack Lyde, the director of "Save the People." It is about the environmental racism and toxics in Brunswick, GA.
Interviews with Dorothy Granada and Grethel Siguiere Interviews with Dorothy Granada and Grethel Siguiere
Date: 4/1/1998Call Number: SS 160BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interviews with Dorothy Granada and Grethel Siguiere, who are health promoters and organizers in Nicaragua.
Interview with Billye Avery Interview with Billye Avery
Call Number: SS 002AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Billye Avery about the National Black Women's Health Project in Atlanta, Georgia.
Interview with Dr. Juan Almendares Interview with Dr. Juan Almendares
Date: 11/12/1992Call Number: SS 030AFormat: Cass AProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Dr. Juan Almendares on the social justice issues in Honduras.
"The Rape of Burma" by WINGS "The Rape of Burma" by WINGS
Call Number: SS 042Format: CassetteProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
"The Rape of Burma" is a WINGS program about the suspension of family planning aid in Burma.