What is a Primary Source??
EXAMPLES OF PRIMARY SOURCE TYPES:
-Books from the time period you're writing about
-Memoirs, letters, autobiographies, diaries, personal narratives
-Magazine or journal articles from the time period
-Newspaper article from a certain time period or event
-Government agency records
-Congressional information
-United States Census
-Manuscript Collections
-Speeches
-Photographs
-Audio Recordings
-Video Recordings
-Public Opinion Polls
-Cartoons, Advertisements
-Ephemera (stuff typically discarded...ticket stubs, posters, etc.)
-Books from the time period you're writing about
-Memoirs, letters, autobiographies, diaries, personal narratives
-Magazine or journal articles from the time period
-Newspaper article from a certain time period or event
-Government agency records
-Congressional information
-United States Census
-Manuscript Collections
-Speeches
-Photographs
-Audio Recordings
-Video Recordings
-Public Opinion Polls
-Cartoons, Advertisements
-Ephemera (stuff typically discarded...ticket stubs, posters, etc.)