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Glossary
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Primary sources
Primary sources are original
materials surviving from a particular place and time. Common primary sources
include:
- Letters, diaries, memoirs
and speeches written by individuals [example]
- Official documents created
by government organizations [example]
- Interviews with eyewitnesses
to an event or transcripts/recordings of such interviews [example]
- Newspaper accounts of an
event at the time it occurred [example]
- Physical artifacts remaining
from a given place and time, including tools, pottery, coins, art works
or photographs [example]
In this section you will learn:
- The difference between primary
and secondary sources in history
- Ways to identify whether
a source is primary or secondary
- Ways to locate primary sources
in the Library and on the Web
Next:
What's the difference between a primary and secondary source?
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