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Primary and Secondary Sources

What is a Primary Source?

A primary source (also called original source or evidence) is an artifact, a document, a recording, or other source of information that was created at the time that an event occurred.

Examples of Primary and Secondary Sources:

Secondary Sources

  • Books
  • Encyclopedias
  • Web pages
  • Textbooks
  • Biographies

Primary Sources

  • Letters
  • Journals
  • Diaries
  • Newspapers from the time of historical events
  • Photographs
  • Interviews
  • Speeches
  • Audio Recordings
  • Autobiographies

What is a Secondary Source?

A secondary source is any source about an event, period, or issue in history that was produced after that event, period or issue has passed.

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