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4 days ago · Immigration: Primary Source Collections Online. 8,000+ historical materials from Harvard's libraries, archives, and museums that document voluntary immigration to the U.S., from the signing of the Constitution to the onset of the Great Depression.
- Kristina Claunch
- 2010
1 day ago · Primary sources are used within the humanities and social sciences as well as in the sciences. In the field of science, a primary source could be an original report of an experiment, observation or finding. Examples of primary sources: Government documents such as The Constitution of the United States.
- Molly Tighe
- 2014
4 days ago · Primary source. A primary source is an original object or document -- the raw material or first-hand information, source material that is closest to what is being studied. Primary sources vary by discipline and can include historical and legal documents, eye witness accounts, results of an experiment, statistical data, pieces of creative ...
- Lisa Farrell
- 2013
3 days ago · What are primary sources? Created by witnesses or recorders who experience first-hand the events or conditions being documented, primary sources are first-hand testimonies that provide direct evidence from a particular period of history.
- Colette Smith-Strong
- 2011
2 days ago · Primary sources represent direct, uninterpreted records of the subject of your research study. NOTE: Information about identifying and using primary resources materials, particularly those held in the USC Libraries, can be found in the Libraries Primary Sources Research Guide. Value of Primary Sources.
- Robert V. Labaree
- 2009
5 days ago · Primary sources are original documents that were used or created by someone with firsthand experience of an event. Whenever possible, you should try and locate the primary source in its original format for your research. If that is not possible, you may use a reprint of the primary source.
4 days ago · The focus is on primary source collections from government agencies, universities, museums, libraries, and historical organizations. To get started, click a topic in the menu on the left, then begin browsing the websites that are listed. Disclaimers: The library is not responsible for the content of the selected sites.
