How to Search
Image Search: allows searches across a number of image-specific fields. Fields such as ID, collection and medium can be combined.
Collection Search: Select the collection ID and name from the drop-down menus to view related image IDs.
Document Search: Select document type or correspondence, with optional date filtering. Document ID list will be shown.
Search Cheat Sheet (RARI)
| Search Query | Description |
|---|---|
| CODESA AND constitution | Finds records mentioning both CODESA and constitution. |
| Interim OR Draft | Finds records with either "Interim" or "Draft". |
| Negotiation NOT CODESA | Finds results about Negotiation that exclude CODESA. |
| "Multi-Party Negotiation Process" | Exact phrase search. |
| symbol* | Wildcard for symbol, symbols, symbolic, etc. |
| ZA CHT COD | Records with Reference Code ZA CHT COD (Convention for a Democratic South Africa). |
| ZA CHT MPN | Records with Reference Code ZA CHT MPN (Multi-Party Negotiation Process). |
| "Commission on National Symbols" | Phrase search for National Symbols records. |
| Negative AND "Benjamin Smith" | Finds negatives related to Benjamin Smith. |
| "Phuthiatsana River III" | Site entity search (Lesotho example). |
| "NARSSA" | Finds documents and records by the NARSSA. |
| zebra* | Wildcard for zebra, zebras, zebra-like, etc. |
| frog AND trance | Finds images related to frogs and trance together. |
| quiver NOT arrows | Finds records about quivers but not arrows. |
Tip: Use capital letters for Boolean operators (AND, OR, NOT) in Archives's global search bar.