What are they?What are they?
• An original object or document; first-hand information.
• Material written or produced in the time period that you may be investigating.
Primary sources
• Diaries and journals“Diary of Anne Frank”
Autobiographies and biographies
• Historical documents such as the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution are primary documents. They were drafted and signed.
Other Primary Sources would be • Birth Certificates• Government records• Military records • Art
• Sound Recordings and interviews
• Photographs and videos
• Letters
Books
Printed Publications
Magazines
Newspapers
Visual Materials
Sculpture
Paintings Drawings
Visual Materials
Photographs
Maps Films
Songs and Poems
Artifacts
Tools, ornaments, objects
