Transcript Primary and Secondary Sources

Primary and
Secondary
Sources
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Primary Sources
According to Princeton University:
A primary source is a document or
physical object which was written
or created during the time under study.
These sources were present during an
experience or time period and offer an
inside view of a particular event.
(Princeton University Library http://www.princeton.edu)
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS: “Diaries, speeches,
manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage,
autobiographies, official records” (Princeton University
Library http://www.princeton.edu).
http://www.mybackyardicerink.com/wayne-gretzkybiography.html
http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/greal/llc/germanwq/Germ670_AYASalzburg/task2.
html
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/sports/thetoydepartment/2009/04/
Examples of primary sources include:
CREATIVE WORKS: “Poetry, drama, novels, music,
art” (Princeton University Library
http://www.princeton.edu).
http://www.arttoheartweb.com/benediction_Claude_Monet_Water_Lily_Pond.htm
RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: “Pottery, furniture,
clothing, buildings”
(Princeton University Library
http://www.princeton.edu).
Secondary Sources
According to Princeton University:
A secondary source interprets and analyzes
primary sources. These sources are one or
more steps removed from the event. Secondary
sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics
that are primary sources.
(Princeton University Library http://www.princeton.edu)
Examples of secondary sources
include:
encyclopedias”
(Princeton University Library
http://www.princeton.edu).
http://www.stanford.edu/group/cubberley/node/11123
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:National_
Geographic_-_King_Tut_face.jpg
http://www.bernardslibrary.org/childrens/homework_helpers_new.htm
PUBLICATIONS: “Textbooks, magazine articles,
histories, criticisms, commentaries, and
Let’s take a quiz…
primary source
http://translatorsandchristians.wordpress.co
m/2010/03/14/the-u-s-passport-dilemma/
primary source
http://karencivil.wordpress.com/category/news/page/2/
http://www.solarnavigator.net/sponsorship/bill_gates.htm
primary source
http://www.wikinfo.org/upload/0/02/Magna_Carta.jpg
secondary source
A desk that belonged to Queen
Victoria in 1851…
http://es.homesandproperty.co.uk/propert
y_news/events_and_getaways/raartloveti
cketoffer.html
secondary source
http://citypaper.net/blogs/criticalmass/author/tom-tiballi/
primary source
A Victorian gown worn by Queen
Victoria to the ‘Great Expedition’, the
first world’s fair
http://www.gogmsite.net/early_victorian_-_1837__18/queen_victoria/1851_dress_worn_by_queen_vi.html
primary source
http://www.isbnlib.com/isbn/0451526899/Julius-Caesar-ShakespeareSignet-Classic
primary source
Bibliography
Princeton University Library. "Research Help." Princeton University
Library. The Trustees of Princeton University, 29 Sept. 2008. Web.
28 Feb. 2011. <http://library.princeton.edu/help/>.
If you finish early, please write 3
original examples of primary &
secondary sources (6 total).