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Primary Sources

This text explores the concept of primary sources, which are original documents or firsthand accounts of events. Common examples include diaries, journals, photographs, and speeches. While primary sources provide valuable insights and personal perspectives on historical events, they also come with limitations, such as potential biases and inaccuracy. This guide provides information on locating primary sources, their reliability, and their role in preserving history. Key examples relevant to Baltimore during significant historical contexts are also included.

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Primary Sources

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  1. Primary Sources Christina Avalos Ashley Henry Mark James Amanda Melton Desiree Poole

  2. Definition • “An original fundamental and authoritative document pertaining to an event or subject of inquiry; a firsthand or eyewitness account of an event” • Examples: Diaries, journals, photographs, speeches, songs • "primary source." Webster's New Millennium™ Dictionary of English, Preview Edition (v 0.9.7). Lexico Publishing Group, LLC. 12 Sep. 2007. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/primary source>.

  3. Examples for Baltimore • 1. Block Brigade Book. Baltimore: Civilian Mobilization Committee, 1943. - This was a report by the Civilian Mobilization Committee that gave a first hand description of the activities of Baltimore citizens supporting the WW2. • 2.Baltimore (Md.). Department of Education. Educational Adjustments to War Post-war Conditions. Baltimore: Baltimore Department of Education, 1943. • 3.Baltimore City Government. Memorial of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, with Accompanying Documents. Baltimore: William M. Innes, 1861.

  4. Type of information • Personal opinions • Personal feelings • Facts about an event • Values of people in a certain time

  5. Strengths • Gives a personal opinion of event • Tells what happen • Gives information about history • Pictures preserve a scene in history

  6. Weakness of primary sources • Only reflects one person account • May not be accurate, truthful, or complete • Misunderstand or misinterpret • Memories may change overtime • Change story in make self appear to be better

  7. Where to Find • Lansdale Library catalog • Search for diaries or journals • Search for interviews • Photographs • Keyword searches • Online catalogs • Government agencies • Museums

  8. Online primary sources • The Library of Congress, American memory collection • Ad*Access • Making of America • The Scholarly Journal Archive • Archives of Maryland online • http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/instruct/guides/PrimarySourcesOnTheWeb.html

  9. How authoritative are they • Everything is based off primary sources • Control the flow of information • Control the information itself found in later types of sources

  10. Reliable • Biased sometimes • Make self look better • Make others look bad • Edited or forged documents

  11. Other uses • Preserve events in history

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