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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, specifcally AND/+, NOT/-, and OR operators. 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.
Welcome to the Freedom Archives' Digital Search Engine.The Freedom Archives contains over 12,000 hours of audio and video recordings which date from the late-1960s to the mid-90s and chronicle the progressive history of the Bay Area, the United States, and international movements. We are also in the process of scanning and uploading thousands of historical documents which enrich our media holdings. Our collection includes weekly news, poetry, music programs; in-depth interviews and reports on social and cultural issues; numerous voices from behind prison walls; diverse activists; and pamphlets, journals and other materials from many radical organizations and movements.

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From Dean Arleigh Williams From Dean Arleigh Williams
Date: 1/30/1967Volume Number: 30-JanFormat: ReportCollection: Colin Edwards Free Speech Movement
Update on disciplinary actions against FSM-involved students
Stop the Draft Week from KALX October 17, 1967 Stop the Draft Week from KALX October 17, 1967
Publisher: KALXDate: 10/17/1967Call Number: KP 651Format: CassetteCollection: Anti-War
This is a rally at UC Sproul Plaza broadcast live during the weeklong STDW protests. The broadcast is interrupted early on by a bulletin with a message from Roger Heyns, UC Chancellor, about enforcing selective service (draft) laws, etc. and forbidding activities of STDW supporters on the UC campus. Issue of non-violence vs self-defense; issue of whether or not to block traffic; whether or not to focus on free speech issue on campus. Vote is held on joining the next day’s demonstration, controversy erupts on how to do the vote. Issue of those going, what tactics they might engage in. Then voting on some proposals. Mike Smith’s proposal to go to Oakland City Hall the next day. William Mandel proposes a march to Oakland City Hall from the rally. Several more, including an SDS proposal that focuses on campus aspects. Strong statement of opposition to the war by one speaker. Chants: Vote! Vote! Confusion continues. Terry Cannon speaks to help organize carpools starting at 5AM; picket signs; speaks of people protecting one another, will be peaceful tomorrow, a monitor system—matter of life and death (refers to Bob Mandel an STDW leader arrested)— “if we are not for ourselves who is going to be with us.” Three acts here tonight: burn draft card, burn uniform, burn naturalization papers. Rally followed by a special program produced by KALX News (Alex Frair/Frayer) on anti-draft resistance, opened by chants of: “Hell No We Won’t Go!” The program features detailed coverage by the on-the-scene reporter with actuality from the demonstrations, confrontations and clashes with police.