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HI 222 - World History Since 1900

Primary Sources

 
For some of your assignments in HI 222, you will need to consult primary sources. A primary source is created at the time of an event, or when an author is later describing his or her own research.

 

Examples of primary sources include:
  • Artifacts
  • Autobiographies, diaries, and journals
  • Census or government data 
  • Interviews
  • Letters and correspondence 
  • Photographs
  • Speeches 

 

These two databases offer primary sources: 

Secondary Sources

 

Secondary sources interpret and analyze primary sources. Secondary sources reflect an author's opinion.

 

Examples of secondary sources include: 
  • Biographies
  • Books or journals that analyze previous research
  • Encyclopedias 
  • Histories
  • Newspaper or magazine articles

 

These databases offer secondary sources: