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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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Prison Lockdown Prison Lockdown
Date: 12/29/1973Call Number: PM 057Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Claude Marks, Nancy Barrett, Mark SchwartzCollection: Political Prisoner Periodicals
Rebroadcast of 1973 Nothing is More Precious Than program on November 1973 lockdown at San Quentin.
Underground: The Life of a Political Fugitive Underground: The Life of a Political Fugitive
Date: 4/28/1973Call Number: KP 007Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Nick EglesonProgram: WBAICollection: Anti-War
This is a story about “Tom”, who in 1969 burned the 1A draft records of 34 boards in Chicago, and how he lived on the run for the years following. The story is told through interviews with Tom, his family and various voices from his small-town Minnesota upbringing. Tom’s soft underground experience is very different from the experience of serious clandestine political groups of the time, but nonetheless informative. For example, Tom enjoyed freedom of white privilege, i.e. carrying no ID and hitchhiking in cars with busted headlights and carrying dope.
Women and Music Women and Music
Date: 12/11/1973Call Number: JG/ 002Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
Women and old time music, Kit Miller and Linda Danielson play traditional tunes Blackberry Blossom and June Apple.
Chile news reports Chile news reports
Date: 9/11/1973Call Number: CAP 026Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
News reports from Prensa Latina & Asia News service about the coup in Chile
Chile report Chile report
Date: 9/12/1973Call Number: CAP 028Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Various news reports from Prensa Latina and Asian News Service concerning situation in Chile the day after the coup.
Chile Feeds Chile Feeds
Date: 9/14/1973Call Number: CAP 029Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Various news reports from Prensa Latina and Asian News Service concerning coup in Chile from September 14, 1973- September 20, 1973. Including executions, reports of anti-Semitism, book burning, treatment of foreign exiles, arrival of Hortensia Allende in Mexico and the split of the Chilean Christian Democrats.
Special Report Chile- Sept. 23,1973 Special Report Chile- Sept. 23,1973
Date: 11/23/1973Call Number: CAP 033Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
A special report from Chile two weeks after the coup - people killed and imprisoned from ‘foreign extremists’ to members of Allende’s government. 4 Newspaper buildings destroyed, the only ones left were El Mercurio, La Tercera, and La Prensa. Hour by hour eye-witness accounts from Jorge Tamosi who spoke with president Allende during the coup. General Pratt about a counter coup. Reports of abuse and murders going on in the Stadiums. Report about the annihilation of Lo Hermedes, which was a small industrial town which the Junta napalmed. Reports of U.S. and large corporation’s participation in the coup.
Chile - Leading up to the Coup Chile - Leading up to the Coup
Date: 11/25/1973Call Number: CAP 044 R3Format: Reel 3Collection: Political issues of the time – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Events leading up to the 1973 coup in Chile, the economic situation after the coup and effect on education in Chile. Includes conflicting reports of the number of deaths as a result of the coup. Explores the effect that the Junta had on the education system in Chile. Junta quote, “Books are more dangerous than bombs.”
Chile Event at Glide, Part 2 Chile Event at Glide, Part 2
Date: 10/1/1973Call Number: CAA 005 R2Format: Reel 2Producers: Stan JohnstonProgram: Comunicacion AztlanCollection: Arts, literature and poetry – a program series produced by Comunicacion Aztlan
Poetry reading in protest of the Chilean coup at Glide memorial Church bringing together poets in protest. First public assembly condemning the events of September 11, 1973. Dolby Stereo
Report on United Farm Workers (UFW) funeral Report on United Farm Workers (UFW) funeral
Date: 8/21/1973Call Number: RD 058Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Lincoln Bergman, Frances EmleyProgram: Real DragonCollection: “The Real Dragon” a news magazine including music and poetry
Report on the funeral of Juan de la Cruz, United Farm Workers (UFW) organizer, that took place in Arvin, California. Died “on a picket line from a scab’s gunshot.” He was 60 years old.