1. Primary & Secondary Sources
NOTES

2. CREATED DURING THE TIME OF STUDY.
Primary Sources
part of direct personal experiences of a time or event;
original items or records;
Created by a person directly involved in the event
CREATED DURING THE TIME OF STUDY.

3. What are secondary sources?
item created after an event took place
document or analysis of someone else’s experience
provide perspective or a description of past events
interpretation of primary source
Examples: textbooks

4. Types of Sources

5. Artifacts physical objects that have survived
Were meant to be handled/touched
What are some things that would be artifacts?
Tools, weapons, money, inventions, clothing, uniforms, political campaign items, pottery, cooking utensils, etc.

6. Documents Made of paper Has writing on it Meant to be read
There are two types of documents:
Published
Unpublished

7. Documents –Published/Public Record
created for large audiences
intended for everyone to read
Examples:
Books, magazines, newspapers, reports, laws, maps, advertisements, pamphlets, posters, autobiography, manuscripts, paper money, stamps, deeds, census data, court records, etc.

8. Documents –Unpublished/Personal Papers
meant for one person or a small group of people
Examples:
Personal letters, s, diaries, text messages, wills, tax returns, journals, telegrams, health records, meeting minutes, etc.

9. Oral History (Interviews)
An actual person from the time “speaking” about the experience.

10. Paintings
The original created on canvas by a painter
Examples:

11. Photographs Shows real people Taken from a camera
Also known as photos or pictures.
Must have been a photo taken from the actual time period to be considered primary

12. Posters/Prints Displays information or images
Must show the image from the time of study
Look at the content of poster to determine if in fact it is a poster, a painting, or photograph

13. Maps
shows what people of the time being studied imagined/knew the world to be
Examples:

14. Cartoons Has drawn out characters
Meant to make fun of an event or person
Usually found in newspapers – but does not make it a document
Example:

15. Sound Recordings Examples:
You can hear a person from the past speaking, but he or she is not present in the room where you are listening.
Sound recordings are usually parts of an interview cut into smaller parts.
Examples:
Interviews, music, famous political speeches,

16. Films/movies Shows us what the time period was like Actual footage
Must be filmed at the time of the event being studied for the film to be primary
Examples:
broadcasts, movies, documentaries, TV shows, news report