this is information recorded in books, letters, diaries, newspaper,etc
A primary source is a source material that is closely related to the subject discribed with in.
A primary source is a like something official, like as document, or an artifact.
The use of an artifact as a primary source is different than the use of a written primary source because when you exacavate for an artifact, you may have to make guesses. However, with a written primary source, you don't need to guess as the writing inside will have the answers to your questions or guesses.
It depends on what you need it for :)
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i think they are a primary source.... yes it is a primary source
It is a primary source because it came directly from him. An analysis of the speech written by a columnist would be a secondary source.
Primary Source: a firsthand account, also something written by someone who was there. Secondary source: a secondhand account also something written by someone who was not there.
A "primary source" is a description of the event written by the people who experienced it. A "secondary source" is a description written by people who read the books that the primary-source people wrote. So, a "primary source" for the Battle of Bunker Hill would be written by the soldiers who fought the battle or who observed it first-hand. Each person saw only a PART of the battle; the part he was involved in. Even for such a small battle as Bunker Hill, no one person saw it all; some things were happening on the other side of the hill. A "primary source" can also be written by asking questions of people who were there. The "Secondary sources" read the books that the eye-witness observers and participants wrote, sometimes decades later.
A "primary source" is a description of the event written by the people who experienced it. A "secondary source" is a description written by people who read the books that the primary-source people wrote. So, a "primary source" for the Battle of Bunker Hill would be written by the soldiers who fought the battle or who observed it first-hand. Each person saw only a PART of the battle; the part he was involved in. Even for such a small battle as Bunker Hill, no one person saw it all; some things were happening on the other side of the hill. A "primary source" can also be written by asking questions of people who were there. The "Secondary sources" read the books that the eye-witness observers and participants wrote, sometimes decades later.
No, a primary source is a contemporary account. To write it now creates a secondary source.
written or created by a person who experienced an event