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

Statement by Marilyn Buck Statement by Marilyn Buck
Date: 11/16/1990Volume Number: November 16Format: MonographCollection: Marilyn Buck
Boston Trial Convicts 3 Irish Activists Boston Trial Convicts 3 Irish Activists
Publisher: Consititutional Defense FundYear: 1990Format: PamphletCollection: Boston 3
Pamphlet explaining the case, why the defendants did not get a fair trail and the cost of this case to the taxpayer.
Dr. Alan Berkman: Fighting for His Life Dr. Alan Berkman: Fighting for His Life
Publisher: BreakthroughYear: 1990Volume Number: WinterFormat: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Letter from Alan Berkman Letter from Alan Berkman
Date: 7/4/1990Volume Number: July 4Format: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Letter from Alan Berkman Letter from Alan Berkman
Publisher: Emergency Campaign to Release Dr. Alan BerkmanDate: 5/29/1990Volume Number: May 29Format: MonographCollection: Dr. Alan Berkman
Radical Measures Radical Measures
Publisher: Common Cause MagazineYear: 1990Volume Number: May/JuneFormat: MonographCollection: Silvia Baraldini
Come Liberare Silvia Dal Carcere Di New York Come Liberare Silvia Dal Carcere Di New York
Author: Lucio ManiscoPublisher: AvvenimentiDate: 4/11/1990Volume Number: April 11Format: MonographCollection: Silvia Baraldini
Italian
The Third World at Home: Political Prisoners in the US The Third World at Home: Political Prisoners in the US
Author: Ward ChurchillPublisher: Z MagazineDate: 6/1990Volume Number: JuneFormat: ArticleCollection: Political Prisoners- General Info
Bringing the Lessons Home - American Eyewitness Accounts of Palestinians Uprising and Israeli Repression Bringing the Lessons Home - American Eyewitness Accounts of Palestinians Uprising and Israeli Repression
Publisher: Palestinian Aid SocietyYear: 1990Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine
Occupation and Resistance - American Impressions of the Intifada Occupation and Resistance - American Impressions of the Intifada
Publisher: Alternative MuseumYear: 1990Format: MonographCollection: Human Rights in Palestine