Primary Source:
In historical studies, primary sources include written works, recordings, or other sources of information from people who were participants or direct witnesses to the events in question.
Examples of commonly used primary sources include government documents, memoirs, personal correspondence, oral histories, and contemporary newspaper accounts.
Where to find Primary Resources:
Encyclopedias provide detailed summaries of topics- try search GVR entry or wikipedia page for a topic, and written down names of important people/places/incidents, and searched for [those] + primary sources in Google.
What is an archive?
ar·chive
Noun
Plural noun: archives
A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.
Which archive has the records you need?
Sometimes a whole archive will be devoted to one issue but many times an archive will own many collections. So how do you find archive materials when you don't know where to search?
TIP: You most likely won’t have the time or the ability to visit various archives in person so filter your search results to "digitized records" only.
"source of information from people who were participants or direct witnesses to the events in question." like a reporter...
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