Primary vs. Secondary Sources Review
Primary Source
Primary Source
- Primary sources are materials that are firsthand and connected to a historical event, because they were created at the time of the event and/or involve someone who participated firsthand
Primary Source Examples:
- Letters
- Speeches
- Diaries
- Newspaper articles
- Interviews
- Memoirs
- Autobiographies
- Documents
- Government records
- Magazine articles
- Artifacts
- Clothing
- Film footage
- Photographs
- Art
- Maps
sECONDARY sOURCE
sECONDARY sOURCE
- Secondary sources are materials created after a historical event has occurred and can be any materials that analyze and/or describe primary sources.
Secondary Source Examples:
- Textbooks
- Encyclopedias
- Magazines
- Biographies
- Reference books
- Non-fiction history books
- Scholarly journals
- Newspaper articles
- Dissertations
- Documentaries
- Websites
- Reenactments