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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.
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.

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The Weaponry of the NLF The Weaponry of the NLF
Call Number: CE 577Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
About the rise in intelligence regarding the National Liberation Front’s weaponry and the threat it poses to US military troops. The “first class” weapons are found to be imported from Russia, China and Japan.
The NLF Capture Korean Troops The NLF Capture Korean Troops
Call Number: CE 578Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: CBSCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
News footage of the NLF capturing Korean troops.
US Media Coverage: Vietnam War 3 US Media Coverage: Vietnam War 3
Call Number: CE 579Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Report on US operation to capture the NLF main headquarters; 40,000 US troops involved. Feb. 1967. Covers the death of Bernard Fall, a war correspondent and author. Covers the search for NLF troops by US troops inside the Black Virgin Mountain. US troops detail marching through Vietnam’s swamps and an injured soldier speaks on killing Vietnamese soldiers.
Vietnam Debate: William Bundy and Ernest Gruening Vietnam Debate: William Bundy and Ernest Gruening
Date: 4/23/1965Call Number: CE 580Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Debate between President Johnson’s Assistant Secretary of State William Bundy and Senator Ernest Gruening. The two answer questions regarding US presence in Vietnam and the possibility for a negotiation settlement. Gruening says that the Vietnamese government should be determined by the Vietnamese people.
Tran Van Dinh Interview 3 Tran Van Dinh Interview 3
Call Number: CE 581Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Speaks on the various political parties in Vietnam.
Lacouture on Nyugen Huu Tho Lacouture on Nyugen Huu Tho
Call Number: CE 582Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Jean Lacouture speaks on Nyugen Huu Tho, the chairman of the NLF central committee. He says that Tho is a “theoretical socialist… leftist liberal under communist influence.”
Political Freedom in Viet Nam Political Freedom in Viet Nam
Call Number: CE 583Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Pham Xuan Canh discusses elections in Vietnam and the “political freedom” of the Vietnamese people.
Marine sniper schools in Viet Nam Marine sniper schools in Viet Nam
Call Number: CE 584Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
1967 news reports discuss the Marine sniper school in Da Nang, Vietnam. The school trained American soldiers in the marines, the navy, and air force as well as Korean soldiers to use sniper rifles. Also, they report the usage of M16 weapons.
Soldier desertion in Viet Nam Soldier desertion in Viet Nam
Call Number: CE 585Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Reports on Vietnamese soldier desertion of the National Liberation Front. Reasons listed include men wanting to return to their families, fear and disagreements with leaders of the NLF. The report states legal consequences of those who desert and measures taken to improve the living situations of soldiers in order to reduce high desertion rates.
Mills of the Gods: Vietnam War Mills of the Gods: Vietnam War
Call Number: CE 586Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Audio recording of “Mills of the Gods: Viet Nam War”. Directed by Canadian filmmaker Beryl Fox in 1965. The 56-minute film was broadcast on CBC’s “This Hour Has Seven Days,” a controversial talk show from Canada. It was one of the only films produced while the Vietnam War was ongoing. It was condemned by the US government and shunned by mainstream American television.