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What are primary sources?
  • Primary Sources enable researchers to get as close as possible to what actually happened during an historical event or time period. The information
and ideas were either created during the time period or created later by a participant or observer of the event being studied.

Some Examples of Primary Sources:
  • Memoirs, diaries, letters, interviews, and other first-person accounts
  • Official publications, government documents, court reports and police records
  • Newspaper and magazine articles from the period under study
  • Paintings
  • Photographs
  • Film and television programs
  • Print and television advertisments
  • Music recordings



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