What constitutes a primary resource? Primary sources are original records created at the time historical events occurred or well after the events in the form of memoirs and oral histories. Primary sources may include letters, manuscripts, diaries, journals, newspapers, speeches, interviews, memoirs, documents produced by government agencies, photographs, audio recordings, research data, and objects or artifacts such as works of art.

Primary sources are original records created at the time historical events occurred or well after the events in the form of memoirs and oral histories.

Primary sources may include letters, manuscripts, diaries, journals, newspapers, speeches, interviews, memoirs, documents produced by government agencies, photographs, audio recordings, research data, and objects or artifacts such as works of art.

Find primary resources for a firsthand look at the topic Search the library catalog for the topic and correspondence interview? letter? paper? Search databases for interviews Search Proquest Historical Newspapers database for news items and books reviews at the time of publication (or advertisements) Do not forget the Internet (repositories for papers)

Search the library catalog for the topic and correspondence interview? letter? paper?

Search databases for interviews

Search Proquest Historical Newspapers database for news items and books reviews at the time of publication (or advertisements)

Do not forget the Internet (repositories for papers)