Title: An Introduction to Primary and Secondary Sources
1An Introduction toPrimary and Secondary Sources
2Primary Sources
3What are primary sources?
- Original records from the past recorded by people
who were - Involved in the event
- Witnessed the event, OR
- Knew the persons involved in the event
4What are primary sources?
- They can also be objects (artifacts) or visual
evidence. - They give you an idea about what people alive at
the time saw or thought about the event.
5What are primary sources?
- Keep in mind that a primary source reflects only
one point of view and may contain a persons bias
(prejudice) toward an event.
6Examples of primary sources
Printed Publications
Books, magazines, newspapers
7Examples of primary sources
Personal Records
Diaries, journals, records
8Examples of primary sources
Visual Materials
Paintings, drawings, sculpture
9Examples of primary sources
Visual Materials
photographs, film, maps
10Examples of primary sources
Oral Histories
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Chronicles, memoirs, myths, legends passed down
by word of mouth
11Examples of primary sources
Songs and Poems
12Examples of primary sources
Artifacts
Tools, ornaments, objects
13Secondary Sources
14What are secondary sources?
- Secondary sources are made at a later time.
- They include written information by historians or
others AFTER an event has taken place.
15What are secondary sources?
- Although they can be useful and reliable, they
cannot reflect what people who lived at the time
thought or felt about the event. - But they can represent a more fair account of the
event because they can include more than one
point of view, or may include information that
was unavailable at the time of the event.
16Examples of secondary sources
Textbooks, biographies, histories, newspaper
report by someone who was not present
17Examples of secondary sources
Charts, graphs, or images created AFTER the time
period.
18Name that Source!
The following slides contain examples of primary
and secondary sources. See if you can classify
each example as a primary or secondary source.
19Classify these primary or secondary?
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27The End