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Finding Primary Sources

The following chart lists different types of primary, secondary, and tertiary sources. As an example, if your topic was Martha Graham's life and work, you might use the following videotape & books shown below.

Primary	Secondary	Tertiary
Artifacts Artwork/Drawings Audio/Video Recordings Autobiography/Memoirs Correspondence/Letters Critics' reviews of performances Diaries/Journals Government Publications Interviews/Oral Histories Manuscripts Newspaper articles and ads Photographs Public Records Speeches	Biographies Books Book chapters Commentaries Literature Reviews Review Articles	Almanacs Bibliographies Chronologies Dictionaries Encyclopedias Indexes
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(adapted from Finding Primary Sources Tutorial)

Last modified: 8/22/2012 12:02 PM by M. Potter