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  2. Primary source Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of PRIMARY SOURCE is an account or record (such as a first-hand account, a contemporaneous news report, a photograph, or an audio or video recording) reflecting direct experience of a thing (such as a historical event) that is being researched or studied.

  3. What is a Primary Source? - Library Research Guide for the...

    guides.library.harvard.edu/HistSciInfo/primary

    Primary sources provide first-hand testimony or direct evidence concerning a topic under investigation. They are created by witnesses or recorders who experienced the events or conditions being documented.

  4. Primary source - Wikipedia

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    In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source (also called an original source) is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.

  5. A primary source is a first-hand record of an event or topic created by a participant in or a witness to that event or topic. Primary sources can be a document, letter, eye-witness account, diary, article, book, recording, statistical data, manuscript, or art object.

  6. PRIMARY SOURCE definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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    PRIMARY SOURCE meaning: 1. an original document, etc. created at the same time as an event or a period that is being…. Learn more.

  7. Primary Sources: Definitions & Examples - University of...

    library.louisville.edu/ekstrom/primary-sources/definition

    A primary source is an original object or document - the raw material or first-hand information, source material that is closest to what is being studied. Primary sources vary by discipline and can include: historical and legal documents, eye witness accounts, results of an experiment*, statistical data, creative writing, art objects.

  8. Primary Sources - Primary Sources - Research Guides at New York...

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    A primary source (also called original source) is a document, recording, artifact, or other source of information that was created at the time under study, usually by a source with direct personal knowledge of the events being described. It serves as an original source of information about the topic.

  9. What are Primary Sources? - Primary Sources for Humanities and...

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    In history, primary sources are original records that provide firsthand evidence to understand a historical event or period. In literature, primary sources are the original texts (e.g., novels, short stories, plays, etc.). In the arts, primary sources are original works of art or music.

  10. What are Primary Sources - Primary Sources in History - Research...

    guides.libraries.wm.edu/primarysources/definition

    Primary sources include first-hand information from a person who witnessed or participated in an event. They are original materials, created at the time of an event or soon thereafter. Primary sources can also be scientific data, statistics, or an official transcript of a government proceeding.

  11. InfoGuides: Primary Sources Guide: Understanding Research Sources

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    A primary source is a first-hand account from a person or organization who: Created an original work; Participated in new scientific discoveries; Witnessed an event; Some examples of primary sources include: Art and artifacts; Autobiographies, diaries, and memoirs; Interviews and oral histories; Novels and poetry; Photographs; Data and surveys