What are some examples of primary sources?
- Diaries
- Letters
- Speeches
- Autobiographies
- Scientists' lab notebooks
- Photographs
- Official records (government reports, transcripts, court records, death certificates, etc.)
- Laws, statutes, hearings
- Contemporary news reports (newspapers, telecasts, radio addresses, etc.)
- Eye-witness accounts
- Maps
- Charts
- Military Field Notes
- Ships' logs
- Diagrams
- Music (scores, sheet music, recordings, etc.)
- Interviews
- Images (photographs, paintings, films etc.)
- Raw data
- Polls & Public Opinion Data
