Primary Sources

What is a Primary Source  (also called an original source)? 

According to Wikipedia it is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic. 

"Primary Source." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 12 Apr. 2025, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primary_source#Finding_primary_sources. Accessed 9May 2025.