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.

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Interview with Martin Cano Interview with Martin Cano
Date: 3/1/1992Call Number: SS 121BFormat: Cass BProducers: Sue SuprianoCollection: Sue Supriano Interviews and Programs
Interview with Martin Cano a diversity consultant on racism, sexism and homophobia.
Anti-Death Penalty Program Anti-Death Penalty Program
Date: 4/21/1992Call Number: JG/ 048Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Judy GerberCollection: Programs produced by Judy Gerber and Laurie Simms
This tape contains different material about the death penalty. It begins with a discussion between attacker and victim in support of death penalty abolishment (Dennis Tap - Victim; David Vargas - Attacker). The tape also includes Robert Alton Harris execution coverage (First Gas Chamber Execution in 25 years) with comments by the judge and bystanders.
No Grapes No Grapes
Date: 1/1/1992Call Number: V 050Format: VHSProducers: American Farm Workers of AmericaCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
In small farming communities across California, children are dying. Birth defects--open spines and missing limbs--are common. And childhood cancer is 1200 percent above the national average. The cause: the 8 million pounds of unnecessary toxic pesticides used on table grapes each year- pesticides that the corporate growers refuse to stop using despite the rising loss of human life. Cesar Chavez and a host of celebrities, farmworkers and parents show us, as consumers, how we can fight back against these oil based poisons.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 4/14/1992Call Number: JH 358AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Rosa Martha Zarate, Galo Paz, Agustin y Patricia; Entrevista telfonica con Juan Felipe Herrera
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 8/20/1992Call Number: JH 375AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Raul Martinez, Andres Segura
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 9/17/1992Call Number: JH 377BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Luis Martinez de panama, ex-diplomatico en la delegacion de panama en la UNESCO y en las Naciones Unidas
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 9/17/1992Call Number: JH 378Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Luis Martinez de panama, ex-diplomatico en la delegacion de panama en la UNESCO y en las Naciones Unidas (ultima parte)
Labor Organizing and Latino Arts Labor Organizing and Latino Arts
Date: 9/1/1992Call Number: CV 224AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Jose Medina with el Instituto Laboral talks about the exploitation of mostly Latino minimum wage workers. Christine S. with the Day Labor Program describes how they help workers find jobs and protect themselves while at work.
Labor Organizing and Latino Arts Labor Organizing and Latino Arts
Date: 9/1/1992Call Number: CV 224BFormat: Cass BProducers: Chuy VarelaCollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Rene Castro speaks about how the Mission Cultural Center has sustained itself on their 15th anniversary.