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1 day ago · Documents from the Gilder Lehrman Collection at the Gilder Lehrman Institute for American History. Record series digitized include the Henry Knox Papers; the Livingston Family Papers; hundreds of record series documenting the years 1493-1859; hundreds more documenting the years 1860-1945; a collection titled "Papers and Images of the American Civil War"; and a selection of Civil War era ...
1 day ago · A primary source is an original object or document created during the time under study. Primary sources vary by discipline and can include historical and legal documents, diaries, letters, family records, speeches, interviews, autobiographies, film, government documents, eye witness accounts, results of an experiment, statistical data, pieces ...
3 days ago · Primary sources are the raw materials of history, the documents and accounts "contemporary with the event or thought to which it refers." 1 The following list, though certainly not exhaustive, may give you some ideas for primary sources useful in your own research. 1. John Tosh, The Pursuit of History, 3rd ed.
4 days ago · Examples: books and articles that synthesize ideas from primary sources, essay, reviews, etc. Tertiary Sources. are third hand sources; do not interpret or analyze an event; they summarize or synthesize what is known (ex. encyclopedias) can provide access to the primary and secondary sources (ex. bibliographies and indexes)
6 days ago · This page lists resources for digitized historical primary sources. Resources containing books, archives/manuscripts and mixed collections are included. Databases for particular primary source types, newspapers, periodicals, personal writings, images, films, etc., are listed on their own pages in this guide. A list of primary sources types with ...
4 days ago · Primary Sources. "Primary sources . . . are defined as the direct evidence of a time and place that you are studying – any material (documents, objects, etc.) that was produced by eyewitnesses to or participants in an event or historical moment under investigation. Secondary sources, in contrast, are interpretations – often generated by ...
3 days ago · A list of links from the Library of Congress to state archives across the United States. LOC: Primary Documents in American History. Major documents from the Revolutionary War through the Progressive Era (1775-1920). National Archives (United States): DocTeach.
