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Secondary & Primary
Secondary & Primary Sources
| Primary | Firsthand pieces of evidence - they are firsthand accounts written or told by someone about his or her own experiences or observations (Provides direct, firsthand knowledge) |
| Secondary | Created after an event - Created by people who were not part of the historical event (Provides interpretations, explanations, comments on information from primary sources, and they contain background information) |
| Primary Examples | Letters, diaries, government records, spoken interviews, objects (tools and clothing), artwork |
| Secondary Examples | Encyclopedias, textbooks, newspapers, magazines, biographies, other nonfiction books, and history books |
| Primary (J & D) | Journals or diaries |
| Secondary (T) | Textbooks |
| Primary (W I) | Written interviews |
| Secondary (E) | Encyclopedias |
| Primary (A & F) | Artifacts/fossils |
| Primary (T & C) | Objects - Tools and clothing |
| Both (M) | Magazines |
| Secondary (H.B.) | History books |
| Both (A) | Articles |
| Secondary (B) | Biographies |