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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.
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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.

Independent Collections

These collections were produced by independent journalists. Many of these recordings make up the bulk of the original collection of the Freedom Archives.

Subcollections

Documents

Yugoslavia: The Cultural Structure, Drama, Literature Yugoslavia: The Cultural Structure, Drama, Literature
Date: 1/1/1964Call Number: CE 020Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Yugoslavia: The Cultural Structure, Drama, LiteratureCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Leading Yugoslav writer and critic discusses history of literature and theater there, trends in music, and rich poetic tradition and present-day poetry.
Rediscovered Welsh Folk Songs Rediscovered Welsh Folk Songs
Call Number: CE 032Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Rediscovered Welsh Folk SongsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Welsh folk songs explained and sung by folklorist Elizabeth Lloyd Evans.
Rory O'Braudich Interview Rory O'Braudich Interview
Call Number: CE 033Format: CassetteProducers: Colin Edwards, Sean O'HareProgram: Rory O'Braudich InterviewCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
About the Irish Republican movement, long distance interview with President of Sinn Fein, the political arm of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).
Flanders and Swan Flanders and Swan
Call Number: CE 041Format: CassetteProducers: Colin EdwardsProgram: Flanders and SwanCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Interview with the famed British duo Flanders and Swann, They were the actor and singer Michael Flanders (1922–1975) and the composer, pianist and linguist Donald Swann (1923–1994), who collaborated in writing and performing comic songs.
Black Writers - Ossie Davis Black Writers - Ossie Davis
Date: 8/9/1964Call Number: CE 136Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
About literature's role in affecting and reclaiming the stereotypes of society. Also the importance of literature as a form of protest. He reads from his play about slavery.
Israeli Music Israeli Music
Call Number: CE 336Format: 1/4 7 1/2 ipsProducers: KOL IsraelCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Music recorded from a broadcast of Kol Israel.
Abdel Wahab sings "The Palestinian Cause" Abdel Wahab sings "The Palestinian Cause"
Call Number: CE 351BFormat: 3 3/4 ips Side BProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
A concert with Egyptian composer, songwriter, and musician Mohammed Abdel Wahab singing the "The Palestinian Cause" (Qadi'et Falesteen)
Peter Atkin-head - American student - Hebrew program Peter Atkin-head - American student - Hebrew program
Call Number: CE 396Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Fateh RadioCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Peter Atkinhead, a member of the British Jewish Student Organization, makes an appeal to his brothers in occupied Palestine. He talks about the creation of the Zionist ideology and the necessary unity for all oppressed peoples of the world to combat imperialism. American student discusses American perspective on people of other nationalities speaking different languages. Palestinian revolutionary music, and a program in Hebrew.
Arab Music Selection Arab Music Selection
Call Number: CE 430Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Selection of Music, Arab youth sing.
Arab Music Arab Music
Call Number: CE 431Format: 1/4 3 3/4 ipsProducers: Colin EdwardsCollection: Colin Edwards Collection
Selections from Palestine, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Syria.