1. Guide to Primary and Secondary Sources

2. Primary Sources
A primary source is a document, speech, or other source of evidence written, created and produced during the time under study. Primary sources offer an inside view of a particular event.

3. Examples of Primary Sources
Original documents:
Autobiographies, diaries,
, interviews, letters,
Minutes, news, film footage,
Official records, photographs,
Raw research data,
Speeches.

4. Examples of Primary Resources
Creative works: art, drama, films, music, novels, poetry.
Relics or artifacts: buildings, clothing, DNA, furniture, jewelry, pottery.

5. Secondary Sources Secondary sources provide
interpretation and analysis
of primary sources.
Secondary sources are
one step removed from
the original event.

6. Examples of Secondary Sources
Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica Encyclopedia (book form)

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Article about Martin Luther King Junior from Time Magazine in This was the year that he passed.

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