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 U.S. History: Primary Sources 

 

What is a Primary Source?

Chronicling America

Citing Sources

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Examples of Primary Sources

First-person accounts

Diaries, journals, letters, memoirs, autobiographies

Official records

Government publications, census data, court reports, police reports

News sources

Newspaper and magazine articles written during the time of the event

Works of art

Photographs, paintings, film and television programs, audio recordings which document an event

Artifacts

Objects, tools, clothing, etc. of the time period or event

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