Primary/Secondary Sources

A firsthand account of an event that occurred. It can be in the forms of a photograph, diary, video recordings, documents, and speeches to name a few.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A source of information that is not a first-hand account. Examples are text books, magazine articles, encyclopedias, and biographies.

• Primary Source

• Secondary Source

A biography of Theodore Roosevelt written in 2001

• Primary

• Secondary

Photographs of Civil War soldiers in their camp

• Primary

• Secondary

Letters written by Abraham Lincoln

• Primary

• Secondary

A documentary on PBS about WWII

• Primary

• Secondary

A newspaper article from 1912 about the sinking of the Titantic

• Primary

• Secondary

A speech given by Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Primary

• Secondary

A magazine article about the War of 1812

• Primary

• Secondary

An interview you had with a Vietnam War Veteran

• Primary

• Secondary