Evaluating+Sources

Primary and Secondary Sources
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//According to the Library of Congress website//:

//**Primary sources**// are the raw materials of history — original documents and objects which were created at the time under study. This can include:
 * Diaries
 * Letters
 * Photographs
 * Art
 * Maps
 * Video and film
 * Sound recordings
 * Interviews
 * Newspapers
 * Magazines
 * Published first-hand accounts, or stories

//**S****econdary sources**// are accounts or interpretations of events created by someone without firsthand experience.

This can include:
 * History textbooks
 * Biographies
 * Published stories
 * Movies of historical events
 * Art
 * Music recordings

Resource for students:  Defining Primary and Secondary Source Documents