📜Primary Sources
Examples:
Speeches
Interviews
Documentaries (original footage)
Historical Newspaper Articles
Historical Magazine Articles
Survey Data
Govt. Reports/Documents
Laws/Legislation
Diaries/Letters
Songs
Blog Entries
Tweets/Social Media posts
Podcasts
Places to Look:
YouTube
Online Newspapers
Government websites
Social media sites
Sample Source Sheet ➡
Be sure to cite your source in APA!
Remember, in order to be "primary" the subject of the source must have direct experience with the event/topic you are researching. (ex. interviews, speeches)
For newspaper/magazines, they must have been published during the time period.
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