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Understanding Historical Sources: Primary or Secondary?

Discover the difference between primary and secondary historical sources. Primary sources offer firsthand accounts, while secondary sources provide analysis and interpretation by later scholars. Learn how to differentiate between them for your research projects.

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Understanding Historical Sources: Primary or Secondary?

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  1. Historical Sources: Primary or Secondary?

  2. Primary Source • If you are seeking to learn about the past, primary sources of information are those that provide first-hand accounts of the events, practices, or conditions you are researching. • In general, these are documents that were created by the witnesses or first recorders of these events at about the time they occurred, and include diaries, letters, reports, photographs, creative works, financial records, memos, and newspaper articles (to name just a few types).  

  3. Secondary Source • In contrast, a secondary source of information is one that was created later by someone who did not experience first-hand or participate in the events or conditions you’re researching. • For the purposes of a historical research project, secondary sources are generally scholarly books and articles. Also included would be reference sources like encyclopedias

  4. Primary or Secondary Source?

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