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

Bob Dylan albums Bob Dylan albums
Call Number: KP 059Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: General materials
Bob Dylan albums plus some Joan Baez.
Slide Show Sound Mix Slide Show Sound Mix
Call Number: KP 063Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: General materials
Interesting mix of protest music, political commentary and advertisements. Made as a soundtrack to a slide show.
News Mix, 10/4/1970 News Mix, 10/4/1970
Date: 10/4/1970Call Number: KP 064Format: 1/4 15 ipsCollection: Vietnam
Mix of different news stories including Jimi Hendrix’s funeral, problems with overcrowded New York Jails, continued fighting in Vietnam, and the Cambridge, Massachusetts mayor’s remarks about ending drug dealing by “creating an army of bounty hunters.”
Margie Adam Music, 11/75. Margie Adam Music, 11/75.
Date: 11/1/1975Call Number: KP 076Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: General materials
Music performed by Margie Adam
Electromagnetic Spectrum Rap Electromagnetic Spectrum Rap
Call Number: KP 065Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: General materials
A very short, very silly “rap” about the usefulness and properties of the electromagnetic spectrum.
Ruthie Gorton song on Palestine resistance, “Tal al Zaatar” Ruthie Gorton song on Palestine resistance, “Tal al Zaatar”
Call Number: KP 066Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: Palestine
Ruthie Gorton sings solo about the oppression of the Palestinian people at the hands of Zionists. Lyrics about refugee camps, resistance, heroism and bloodshed.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 5/16/1985Call Number: JH 196Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Grupo PanCasan en el Edificio de Mujeres SF
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 8/15/1985Call Number: JH 206Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Guardabarranco, 4th bilingual show on refugees & immigrants
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 9/12/1985Call Number: JH 207BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Voces de E.S., duo Guardabarranco
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 9/26/1985Call Number: JH 208Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Trabajadores de la Salud en Mesa Grande, Canto Epico al FSLN-music by carlos Mejia godoy