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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.

Search Results

Carl Oglesby Speech, "Let Us Shape the Future" Carl Oglesby Speech, "Let Us Shape the Future"
Date: 11/27/1965Call Number: CE 488Collection: Colin Edwards Collection
Carl Oglesby, President of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), delivers speech, after his return from Vietnam, at anti-war rally, considered to be "a landmark of American political rhetoric." He condemns the “corporate liberalism," American economic interests disguised as anti-Communist benevolence, that, he argued, underpins the Vietnam War. He says, "Don't blame me for sounding Anti-American. It's mowed my liberal values and broke my American heart." 7th Speed
CBS News live Coverage - United Nations Security Council Meeting - Part 2 CBS News live Coverage - United Nations Security Council Meeting - Part 2
Date: 4/1/1965Call Number: KP 516Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsCollection: General materials
Continuation of the emergency security council meeting of the United Nations, further discussing the demand to condemn Israel for its' actions against Palestine. United States Ambassador Goldberg speaks about militaristic goals, and the consequence of cease fire violations. Some brief additional comments on Vietnam.
Town Meeting of the World - Vietnam Town Meeting of the World - Vietnam
Date: 5/3/1965Call Number: CE 549Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: CBS, BBCCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Charles Collingwood, hosts a discussion with British Foreign Secretary Michael Stewart, US Secretary of State Dean Rusk, former British Prime Minister Sir Alec Douglas-Home, US Senator Barry Goldwater, and Maurice Schumann, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the French National Assembly. The group discusses the nature of a possible peace settlement in Vietnam and the nature of peace negotiations versus the escalation of conflict between the United States, Europe, China and Vietnam. The group refers to the Geneva Convention of 1954 and the Neutrality of Laos agreement signed in Geneva in 1962.
The War on Vietnam The War on Vietnam
Author: Editors: Pat & Joe GriffithDate: 5/2/1965Volume Number: 2-MayFormat: CompilationCollection: Vietnam
A montage of old and new ideas, articles and perspectives about the situation in Vietnam. A concise history of US relationships with the country, and some arguments about the causes and effects of our policies.