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PRIMARY SOURCES

What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it?. A primary source is a first-hand account of an event, time period, or philosophical era.A primary source MAY include:-Diaries, journals, speeches, letters, interviews, office memos and other papers if the author was present at the event being writte

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PRIMARY SOURCES

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    1. PRIMARY SOURCES Carol Oshel 972-883-2627 carol.oshel@utdallas.edu An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 75083-0643 972-883-2955 November 2004

    2. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? A primary source is a first-hand account of an event, time period, or philosophical era. A primary source MAY include:- Diaries, journals, speeches, letters, interviews, office memos and other papers if the author was present at the event being written about. Memoirs and autobiographies which are describing events that the author was present for. Government documents, such as census records. Reports and minutes of organizations that reflect events, conditions and ideas of the time. Books, journals and newspapers written at the time of the event in question. Photographs, audio tapes, and film that document an event. Research data documenting scientific experiments at the time Documentation of ideas or psychology of a time may be found in popular fiction, films, educational material etc. Artifacts of all kinds, which may include buildings (architecture), household items, cave drawings, clothing, paintings, pottery.

    3. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? Why Should I use a Primary Source They are used so that you can form your own opinion, based on the facts. They allow you to understand how people feel, at the time, about an event or a person. Primary sources are used to show your professor that you have done the research required to produce a quality paper. Using primary sources shows your professor that you are able to take the facts, interpret them, and draw your own conclusion, rather than just regurgitate other people’s work. You should produce a better quality paper if it has some primary sources to back up your thesis statement. A mixture of sources produces a more substantial paper – use primary and secondary; scholarly and popular; paper and electronic; ideas and artifacts; fact and fiction, etc.

    4. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? Primary sources differ depending on the subject and time period being studied. If you are in doubt, ask your instructor. Primary sources DO NOT include Historical accounts of an event Memoirs or autobiographies that reflect on an event in which the author was NOT a participant, unless it reflects a popular opinion of the time. A critical analysis of a work of literature written years later. A critical analysis of an historical event written after the event occurred.

    5. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? BEFORE you start to find primary sources, you need some background information on the subject that you are covering, such as: Names of the principal participants Names of any organizations, political groups, ideological movements etc. Countries and political policies involved Dates being covered You can find this information in a general or subject encyclopedia, history books, biographical dictionaries, and subject bibliographies. You can access Encyclopedia Britannica Online from the list of databases.

    6. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it in the Reference Section? Several books, or sets of books are available in the library reference section. They include: American Decades Primary Sources (Ref E 169.1 .A471977 2004) 10 volumes English Historical Documents (Ref DA 26 .E55 ) 100 Key Documents in American Democracy (Ref E 173 .A15 1994) Documents of American History (Ref E 173 .C66 1988) The French Revolution : A Document Collection (Ref DC 141 .M37 1999) Historic Documents of 2001 (Ref E 839.5 .H57 2001) Documents of Texas History (Ref F 386 .D64 1994) Also, check the bibliography of any secondary source that you have found. The author will have included any primary sources that he/she used. And others. For help ask the Reference Librarian at the Reference Desk

    7. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? TO FIND MATERIALS THROUGH THE ONLINE CATALOG

    8. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? TO FIND MATERIALS THROUGH THE ONLINE CATALOG

    9. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? TO FIND MATERIALS THROUGH THE ONLINE CATALOG

    10. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? TO FIND MATERIALS THROUGH THE ONLINE CATALOG

    11. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? TO FIND MATERIALS THROUGH THE ONLINE CATALOG

    12. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? TO FIND MATERIALS THROUGH THE ONLINE CATALOG

    13. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? TO FIND ARTICLES FROM JOURNALS, MAGAZINES AND NEWSPAPERS (from Databases) We have several databases that access primary source materials. They include: America: History and Life (U.S. and Canada, prehistory-current) American Periodical Series, 1741-1900 Early English Books Online (1475-1700) Eighteenth Century Collections Online Gerritsen Women’s History (1543-1945) Harper’s Weekly 1857-1912 Historical Abstracts (World history, prehistory-current, excluding U.S. and Canada) Periodical Contents (1770-1995) Other databases MAY include primary source documents. If in doubt ask a librarian.

    14. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS/AMERICA : HISTORY AND LIFE

    15. What is a Primary Source? And How do I find it? HISTORICAL ABSTRACTS/AMERICA : HISTORY AND LIFE Result of Search:

    16. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? American Periodicals Series Advanced Search

    17. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? American Periodicals Series - Results of Search

    18. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? Gerritsen’s Collection : Women’s History Online 1543-1945

    19. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? Gerritsen’s Collection : Women’s History Online 1543-1945 SEARCH RESULTS

    20. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? HarpWeek (full text and images of Harper’s Weekly, 1857-1902)

    21. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? HarpWeek Search Screen

    22. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? HarpWeek Basic Search

    23. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? HarpWeek Partial List of Search Results

    24. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? HarpWeek Full Text of Article

    25. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? Periodical Contents Index (PCI)

    26. What is a Primary Source? And How do I Find it? Periodical Contents Index (PCI)

    27. Primary Sources: The Internet The Internet has become a rich source of primary materials. As always, evaluate your internet source carefully before you include the material in your paper, and cite the source in your “works cited” page. Here are a few recommended sites: UNITED STATES HISTORY: American Memory. The Library of Congress’s National Digital Library contains more than 40 collections, which feature historical photos, maps, documents, letters… http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ Documenting the American South. This electronic text archive from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill contains slave narratives as well as a digitized library of southern literature … http://metalab.unc.edu/docsouth/ A Hypertext on American History. This site contains over 100 historical documents relating to US history from the 1400s. http://odur.let.rug.nl~usa/usa.htm The Papers of Jefferson Davis. http://jeffersondavis.rice.edu

    28. Primary Sources WORLD HISTORY: World War II Resources. Primary source materials on all aspects of the war. http://www.ibiblio.org/pha/ EuroDocs. Primary source documents from western Europe. ttp://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/index.html The Crimean War : primary sources overview. http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/eurodocs/index.html

    29. Other Library Services Telephone Reference 972-883-2955 Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Friday 9:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sunday 1:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. E-mail Reference “Ask A Librarian” http://www.utdallas.edu/library/reference/erefform.htm By appointment with a reference librarian Contact Loreen Phillips loreen.phillips@utdallas.edu Stop by the reference desk and ask Ask a UT System Librarian-Chat Monday-Thurs. 12:00-6:00 pm; Friday 12:00-4:00 pm CST http://www.lib.utsystem.edu/students/ask.html An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action University P. O. Box 830643 Richardson, TX 75083-0643 972-883-2955 September 2004

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