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Research Tips and Tricks

What is a Primary Source?

Primary sources are materials created at the time of the event which they are discussing.

Examples:

Diaries
Letters
Speeches
Statistical data
Photographs
News footage

Tools To Help

Primary Source Analysis Tool
Use this tool to record your responses to a primary source.
If you need guidance, use the sample questions. Feel free to go back and forth between the columns; there is no correct order.

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Subjects: Bibliography, Chicago, Citation Styles, CSE, MLA, Primary Sources, References, Research