Introduction to Using Primary Sources and Special Collections

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Introduction to Using Primary Sources and Special Collections

Primary vs. Secondary Sources Primary sources contain firsthand accounts of events created contemporaneous to those events OR later recalled by an eyewitness

Primary vs. Secondary Sources removed from the original event, person, or place provide an interpretation based on primary sources

Primary vs. Secondary Sources There is a continuum from primary to secondary sources Many sources show elements of both

Why use primary sources? Provide direct evidence and information about objects, people, places, and events in history. Allow you to make your own original interpretation about the past. Maryland Agricultural College Stock Certificate, 1858, Maryland Manuscripts Collection #4980, Historical Manuscripts, UMD Libraries.

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