Definition
Examples
Primary Sources Online
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What
is a Primary Source?
A Primary Source is an original source created at a specific time
of interest, it is original research, opinion, or documentation.
What is a Secondary Source?
A Secondary Source is written about a primary source. It is interpretation,
discussion, or opinion about an original source.
Examples
of Primary and Secondary Sources
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Secondary Source
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Florence Thompson with two of her children as part of the
"Migrant Mother" series by Dorothea Lange |
Gordon, Linda. Dorothea Lange: The
Photographer as Agricultural Sociologist. The Journal
of American History, Vol. 93, No. 3 (Dec., 2006), pp. 698-727
or
Hurt, R. Douglas. The Dust Bowl: An Agricultural and
Social History. Chicago: Nelson-Hall 1981. |
| Martin Luther King Jr.'s speech, "I Have a Dream." |
Alvarea, Alexander. Martin Luther King's
"I Have a Dream": The Speech Event as Metaphor
. Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 18, No. 3 (Mar., 1988), pp.
337-357 . |
| Coldplay's Album "Viva La Vida |
Hermes, Will. Vive La Difference!.
Rolling Stone, June 26, 2008. Issue 1055, p73-74. |
| Kleinfield, N. R., "U.S. Attacked; Hijacked Jets Destroy
Twin Towers and hit Pentagon in Day or Terror" New York
Times. September 12, 2001 |
Greene, Jacqueline Dember, The 2001 World
Trade Center Attack. Bearport Publishing, 2007. |
| Ruhama Baptist Church Records |
Bee, Fanna K. Bee, and Lee N. Allen. Sesquicentennial
History: Ruhama Baptist Church 1819 - 1969. Birmingham:
Oxmoor Press, 1969. |
Other Examples of Primary Resources
- Census Records
- City Directories
- Maps
- Oral Histories
- Research Studies
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