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Understanding Primary Sources: The Importance of First-Hand Accounts in Research

Primary sources are original documents or firsthand accounts that provide valuable insights into historical events, practices, and conditions. These sources, such as diaries, reports, photographs, journals, newspaper articles, and video footage, are created close to the time of the event, making them crucial for accurate research. By exploring primary sources, researchers can gain a deeper understanding of the context and experiences surrounding historical moments, enriching their work with authentic perspectives.

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Understanding Primary Sources: The Importance of First-Hand Accounts in Research

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  1. Primary Sources and Documents

  2. What is a Primary Source? Provides first-hand accounts of the events, practices, or conditions you are researching. Produced as close as possible to the time Diaries Reports Photographs
  3. Journals Newspaper articles Footage Primary Documents
  4. What is a Primary Document? An Act or law A piece of legislation The text of a speech A Court ruling A treaty A veto A political platform
  5. How to find these kinds of primary resources Library catalog use these search terms: primary sources Primary documents Documentary AND the timeframe or topic
  6. Before Google this is how research was done: Stand up and go to the area of the library where the books you found are located 973s etc. Look at the index and the table of contents Why is this beneficial? Because you’ll find things you weren’t looking for but that will help you and expand your mind
  7. ElectronicResources Electronic resources – not EBSCO why? ProQuest – why?
  8. Internet Great sites mostly at universities and non-profit organizations Use -com Use parenthesis to keep topic together “dust bowl” “primary source” -.com
  9. Understanding your primary source or document in context Research the time period so you understand what was going on in a broader context What was the intended audience of the document? Who was the author What was the main message What happened because of it? Why is it important
  10. Good Internet Sites http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/index.html http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe30s/water_02.html http://newdeal.feri.org/ http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/ http://historymatters.gmu.edu/search.php?function=find&top1945=1&wwwhist=1
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