Primary Sources
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Documents - Primary source documents can encompass all formats of the written word. They can include letters, diaries, newspapers, speeches, interviews, memoirs, and government documents. They can be in the original form. [more...] |
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Visual Materials - Visual materials cover the whole range of non-verbal and non-auditory materials, everything from original art, to prints, to photographs to films. The term visual materials encompasses a wide range of forms. [more...] |
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Audio Materials -
Using audio formats as primary materials is a good way to bring an added dimension to your research. These materials can encompass a wide range of types, including everything from oral histories, to music, to radio broadcasts. [more...] |
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Artifacts - Any physical item made by humans can be considered an artifact. In using artifacts as primary sources you've added the material culture domain to your research. This can be a very important complement to text-based primary sources, since artifacts are more concrete and tangible than texts. [more...] |
