Historical Primary Source
In the field of history, a primary source is an original document that gives historical evidence and, typically, was created at the time being studied, by someone with first-hand knowledge.
Examples
- Letter or diary
- Photograph
- Play script
- Census schedule or tax ledger
- Congressional debate or court record
- Manuscript (hand-written document) or archive
- Newspaper, radio and tv reports from a specific time period
Scientific Primary Source
In science, a primary source is an original report of an experiment or observation by the researcher.
Examples
- Articles presenting original research results
- Conference Papers
- Dissertations and theses
- Lab Notebooks
- Notes
- Patents
- Proceedings
- Studies or Surveys
- Technical Reports