the difference of Primary sources and secondary sources in having a historical source

1. LESSON 2: Historical Sources:
Primary and Secondary
Sources

2. HISTORICAL SOURCES:
 Historical sources are historian's most important research tools. In general, Streefkerk
(2018) states that historical sources can be classified between primary and secondary
sources. The classification of sources between these two categories depends on the
historical subject being studied.

3. Primary Sources:
 A primary source is a first-hand or contemporary account of an event or topic. They
are the most direct evidence of a time or event because they were created by people
or things that were there at the time or event. These sources have not been modified
by interpretation and offer original thought or new information. Primary sources are
original materials, regardless of format.
 Letters, diaries, minutes, photographs, artifacts, interviews, and sound or video
recordings are examples of primary sources created as a time or event is occurring.
Oral histories, newspaper or journal articles, and memoirs or autobiographies are
examples of primary sources created after the event or time in question but offering
first-hand accounts.

5. Secondary Sources:
 Secondary Sources is a source that provides non-original or secondhand data or
information.
 Secondary sources are usually based on primary sources. Books by historians,
articles in academic journals, and literature review articles are common secondary
sources. Historians typically use these secondary resources to get a better
understanding of a topic and to find further primary and secondary sources on a
topic.
 Other examples of secondary sources include biographies, critical studies of an
author's work, and compilations of essays by historians.