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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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Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 1/21/1993Call Number: JH 393BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
El Salvador-ricardo Pavel de MASPS. Situacion de las negociaciones FMLN-gobierno de E.S.
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 4/1/1993Call Number: JH 399Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
la Prensa en El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 5/13/1993Call Number: JH 406Format: CassetteProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Schafick Handal, FMLN El Salvador
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 7/22/1993Call Number: JH 413BFormat: Cass BProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
mission Cultural Center en San Francisco: Campaña en contra del consumo del alcohol, Isaias Mata, artista Salvadoreño; Melba maldonado, Jennie E. Rodriguez, Rene Castro
Pajaro Latino Pajaro Latino
Date: 8/19/1993Call Number: JH 416AFormat: Cass AProducers: Jorge HerreraCollection: “Pajaro Latino” Programs produced by Jorge Herrera
Gilberto Osorio-FMLN sobre las elecciones en El Salvador
Veterans from El Salvador Veterans from El Salvador
Date: 12/10/1993Call Number: CV 176AFormat: Cass AProducers: Chuy VarelaProgram: KPFACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Discuss their experiences in the conflict and their hope to return to their country to help those who were injured and maimed during the war.
Mario Cuellar of the FMLN Mario Cuellar of the FMLN
Date: 2/19/1993Call Number: CV 179AFormat: Cass ACollection: Chuy Varela Collection
Mario Cuellar, of the FMLN youth component, discusses the direction of El Salvador and the FMLN in the aftermath of the civil war. Cuellar optimistically reflects on the moment of peace, openness, and reconciliation that he awaits in the coming years also the importance of progressive politics improving life for the youth.
Anti- Recruitment Protests - Operation Rescue Protests - SF War supports Lorena Bobbit Anti- Recruitment Protests - Operation Rescue Protests - SF War supports Lorena Bobbit
Date: 1/1/1993Call Number: V 437Format: VHSCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Women Against US Military Intervention in El Salvador protest. Protestors storm Armed Forces Recruitment Center in San Francisco resulting in police attack and several arrests. Bay Area Coalition for Our Reproductive Rights protest at meeting between anti-abortion organizations including Operation Rescue. BACORR attempts to block the entrances of meeting place resulting in several arrests. CNN coverage of Lorena Bobbitt's trial. Jaime Lee Evans of SF Women Against Rape is interviewed stating that Bobbitt acted in self-defense and should be seen as a hero for fighting back against her husband.
Maria Morales Speech Maria Morales Speech
Date: 3/2/1993Call Number: LA 202Format: Cass A & BCollection: El Salvador
Maria Morales speaks on women’s issues and her role in founding the women’s movement in El Salvador. Morales provides an introduction to the political situation in El Salvador, details the living and social conditions of women in El Salvador, and discusses her own personal history. Morales touches on a variety of issues, specifically mentioning the lacks of laws governing women’s rights, women’s lack of access to education and the importance of women securing leadership positions in the upcoming elections. Her speech, given in Spanish and translated in English, is followed by a question and answer session.
Wall of Women Against the War Wall of Women Against the War
Date: 10/11/1993Call Number: V 570Format: Hi-8Producers: Lisa RudmanCollection: Videos in many formats – both camera originals as well as reference materials
Annual celebration and demonstration on International Women's Day, Wall of Women Against the War connect anti-abortion legislation, the Gulf War, and political prisoners to the struggle for women’s self-determination.