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GOVT 2305 SO Bowman

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Primary Sources

Primary sources:

  • provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence of an event.  
  • contains information from which a secondary source is derived and is written by someone directly involved in the historical event or primary research. 
  • includes original documents such as diaries, speeches, letters, audio transcripts, emails, autobiographies, and interviews
  • includes creative works such as photographs, novels, poetry, music, and artworks 

What about for science?  

In the sciences, a primary source is the published result of experimental or observational research.

Source: University of Maryland Libraries