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Primary or Secondary Source?

Primary or Secondary Source?

Primary Sources Defined • First hand or eye-witness account • Created at the time

Primary Sources Defined • First hand or eye-witness account • Created at the time of the event or very soon after • Rare and often one of a kind • Offer an inside view of an event • May be a document or a physical object

Types of Primary Sources • ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts,

Types of Primary Sources • ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS (excerpts or translations acceptable): Diaries, speeches, manuscripts, letters, interviews, news film footage, autobiographies, official records • CREATIVE WORKS: Poetry, drama, novels, music, art • RELICS OR ARTIFACTS: Pottery, furniture, clothing, buildings

Primary Source Example: A Wood Engraving Market Scene in Macon, Georgia (African American Peddlers)

Primary Source Example: A Wood Engraving Market Scene in Macon, Georgia (African American Peddlers) Wood engraving of sketch by A. R. Waud. Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, 1867 July 13, p. 437 Library of Congress LC-USZ 62 -55173

Primary Source Example : A Panoramic Map Macon, Ga. county seat of Bibb County

Primary Source Example : A Panoramic Map Macon, Ga. county seat of Bibb County 1887 H. Wellge, sk. Beck & Pauli Lith. Co. Library of Congress Geography and Map Division (g 3924 m pm 001270)

Primary Source Example : A Photograph 488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1 -19

Primary Source Example : A Photograph 488 Macon, Ga. Lewis W. Hine 1 -19 -1909. Bibb Mill No. 1 Library of Congress National Child Labor Committee Collection LC-DIGnclc-01581

Primary Source Example : Magazine Illustration • Title: [Georgia cracker types] Creator(s) • Kemble,

Primary Source Example : Magazine Illustration • Title: [Georgia cracker types] Creator(s) • Kemble, E. W. (Edward Windsor), 1861 -1933, artist • Date Created/Published: 1891 Feb. [publication date] • Three bust-length studies of mill workers in Georgia. • Published as illustration in: "The Georgia Cracker in the Cotton Mills. " Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine, February, 1891.

Primary Source Example: An Interview • • • Bea, The Washwoman February 1, 1939

Primary Source Example: An Interview • • • Bea, The Washwoman February 1, 1939 Sarah Hill (Negro) 157 Church Street Athens, Georgia American Life Histories: Manuscripts from the Federal Writers' Project, 1936 -1940

Secondary Sources Defined • A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. • These

Secondary Sources Defined • A secondary source interprets and analyzes primary sources. • These sources are one or more steps removed from the event either by time or location. • Secondary sources may have pictures, quotes or graphics of primary sources in them.

Types of Secondary Sources • • Textbook Magazine articles Histories Commentaires Encyclopedia (Wikipedia) America’s

Types of Secondary Sources • • Textbook Magazine articles Histories Commentaires Encyclopedia (Wikipedia) America’s Library Today In History