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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.

Gender and Sexuality

This collection features materials from a number of sources focusing on struggles revolving around gender and sexuality. These struggles are not separate from larger struggles for liberation but specifically incorporate unique voices and perspectives.

Documents

Sparks Fly VII Sparks Fly VII
Publisher: California Coalition for Women Prisoners; Out of Control; Interfaith Prisoners of Conscience Project; Prarie Fire Organization Committee; National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Flyer for Sparks Fly VII 11/15?. Virtual holdings only.
Sparks Fly V Sparks Fly V
Publisher: Women Against Imperialism; Out of Control; National Committee to Free Puerto Rican POWs and PPsFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Flyer for Sparks Fly V 2/11/?. Virtual holdings only.
International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nationalities in the United States of America International Tribunal of Indigenous Peoples and Oppressed Nationalities in the United States of America
Publisher: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners; Prarie fire OrganizationYear: 1992Format: ReportCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Brief on tribunal
Letter to "Friends" Letter to "Friends"
Publisher: Out of ControlYear: 1991Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Reproduction
Letter to "Sisters and Brothers" Letter to "Sisters and Brothers"
Authors: Bo (Rita Brown), Julie and BluePublisher: Out of ControlYear: 1991Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Reproduction
Program Program
Publisher: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political PrisonersFormat: FlyerCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Program leaflet with women political prisoners contact information
Letter to "Sisters and Brothers" Letter to "Sisters and Brothers"
Publisher: Out of ControlYear: 1991Format: CorrespondenceCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
1 copy missing last page
Letter to "Sisters and Brothers" Letter to "Sisters and Brothers"
Publisher: Out of ControlFormat: CorrespondenceCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Includes handwritten notes
Behind the Barrier of Silence Behind the Barrier of Silence
Author: Linda GrantPublisher: ObserverYear: 1990Format: ArticleCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Report and interview excerpts from Marilyn Buck, Susan Rosenberg;, Alejandrina Torres.
On the Issues On the Issues
Publisher: On The Issues: The Journal of Substance for Progressive WomenYear: 1989Volume Number: Vol. XIIIFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Prisoners
Cover story on Susan Rosenberg available through On the Issues Archive