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HIS206.Typesofsources.pdf

Primary Source:

Media Accounts

created at the time

of an event

Primary Source:

Photographs of a

historical event

Primary Source:

Artifacts created or

used during a historical

event

Primary Source:

Official or legal

documents created at

the time of an event

Primary Source:

First-hand accounts

of a historical event

from someone who

witnessed it

Historical Event

Secondary Source:

Book about a historical event based on

primary sources and secondary sources

Secondary Source:

Journal article about a historical event

based on primary and secondary

sources

Secondary Source:

Paper about a historical event written

by a student based on primary and

secondary sources

Tertiary Source:

Encyclopedia (or

other reference

work) article about a

historical event

Tertiary Source:

Video or documentary

about a historical event

Tertiary Source:

Educational website

about a historical event

Tertiary Source:

Textbook

Tertiary Source:

Book or article about a

historical event that is

not based on primary

sources