Primary sources are the original materials of history. They often provide first hand hand testimony or direct evidence of your research topic.
They can include:
To search for primary sources in the catalog/databases, search for:
| anecdotes | narratives |
| archives | photography |
| autobiography | portraits |
| case study | sources |
| correspondence | speeches |
| diary | statistics |
| documentary | pamphlets |
| interview | letters |
| manuscript | records |
| maps | statues |
For more information:
Popular Primary Sources from the Library of Congress
Documenting the American South
Secondary sources interpret and analyze the original event documented in a primary source.
They can include: