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What is a Primary Source?


Primary vs. Secondary - Primary Sources: A Research Guide

Primary Sources. Primary Sources are immediate, first-hand accounts of a topic, from people who had a direct connection with it. Primary sources ...

An Introductory Guide: What is a Primary Source?

Primary sources are the most direct evidence of a time or event because they were created by people or things that were there at the time or event. These ...

What is a primary source? - Ask a Librarian - Library of Congress

A primary source is a first-hand record of an event or topic created by a participant in or a witness to that event or topic. Primary sources ...

What is a Primary Source? - Library Research Guide for the History ...

Knowing a primary source when you see one. Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under ...

Getting Started with Primary Sources | Teachers - Library of Congress

What are primary sources? Primary sources are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects that were created at the time under study.

Primary source - Wikipedia

A primary source (also called an original source) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information

What are primary sources and how do I find them? - Ask Us!

Examples of primary resources include diaries, letters, reports, photographs, creative works, financial records, memos, and newspaper articles.

Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary Sources

Sources of information or evidence are often categorized as primary, secondary, or tertiary material. These classifications are based on the originality of the ...

Primary Sources at Yale: Welcome

Welcome. What are primary sources? Primary sources provide firsthand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic or question under investigation. They are ...

What is a Primary Source - Research Guides - Wayne State University

Definition of Primary Sources: · Original Documents, including eyewitness accounts or the first record of events such as diaries, speeches, letters, manuscripts ...

Primary sources: What are they? - Lafayette College Libraries

The definition of a primary source varies depending upon the academic discipline and the context in which it is used.

What are Primary Sources?

Primary sources are the materials on a topic upon which subsequent interpretations or studies are based, anything from firsthand documents such as poems, ...

Introduction to Primary Source Research - UC Berkeley Library guide

Definitions ... A primary source is an eyewitness account of an event or data obtained through original statistical or scientific research. What ...

Primary and secondary sources - UNSW Library

Primary sources · diaries, correspondence, ships' logs · original documents e.g. birth certificates, trial transcripts · biographies, autobiographies, ...

UofL Libraries: Primary Sources: Definitions & Examples

Primary Source. A primary source is an original object or document - the raw material or first-hand information, source material that is closest ...

What Are Primary Sources? - Research Guides - Emory University

A primary source could be defined as something that was created either during the time period being studied or afterward by individuals reflecting on their ...

Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Sources: What is a Primary Source?

What is a Primary Source? · Personal writings (letters, diaries, autobiographies, emails, social media posts, etc.,) · Photographs, Artwork, ...

What are primary and secondary sources?

It is considered a secondary source, because it does not come from the time period you're researching and does not offer first hand evidence of the event.

What is a primary source? - FAQ - University of Michigan-Flint

Newspaper articles that report on a recent event can be primary sources, but articles that rehash previous events are not primary sources, ...

How to find resources by format: Primary sources

Primary sources are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented. They are from the time period involved and have ...