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What is a Primary Source?
Primary sources are records which have survived from the past, such as items of clothing, letters, photographs, works of art, and diaries. Secondary sources are accounts of the past created after an event has taken place.
TeenLinks: Do Your Homework
Primary Sources
Documents
Primary source documents include textual records, both published and unpublished. Examples of documentary sources include cookbooks, letters, diaries, advertisements, and statistical records. These sources may be transcribed in their original handwriting.
1. Enter HCL website (http://www.hclib.org)
2. Click on "Teens"
3. Click on "Do Your Homework"
4. Click on "Primary Sources"
5. Click on "Documents"
Oral Traditions/Histories
Oral traditions or histories may be recorded by audiovisual equipment or by transcription.
1. Enter HCL website (http://www.hclib.org)
2. Click on "Teens"
3. Click on "Do Your Homework"
4. Click on "Primary Sources"
5. Click on "Oral Traditions/Histories"
Artifacts
Artifacts are objects such as photographs, works of art, articles of clothing, and tools.
1. Enter HCL website (http://www.hclib.org)
2. Click on "Teens"
3. Click on "Do Your Homework"
4. Click on "Primary Sources"
5. Click on "Artifacts"
Multimedia Exhibits
The multimedia exhibits included in the TeenLinks Primary Sources page may contain documents, photographs, audio clips, video clips, and artifacts.
1. Enter HCL website (http://www.hclib.org)
2. Click on "Teens"
3. Click on "Do Your Homework"
4. Click on "Primary Sources"
5. Click on "Multimedia Exhibits"
Hennepin County Library Home Page: Reference & Research History & Biography
The "History & Biography" subject guide offers a selection of subscription databases and librarian selected websites, some featuring primary source materials. A Hennepin County Library card is required to access the subscription databases outside the library.
1. Enter HCL website (http://www.hclib.org)
2. Click on "Reference & Research" or
"Subject Guides"
3. Click on "History & Biography"
Law & Government
The "Law & Government" subject guide offers a selection of subscription databases and librarian selected websites, some featuring primary source materials. A Hennepin County Library card is required to access the subscription databases outside the library.
1. Enter HCL website (http://www.hclib.org)
2. Click on "Reference & Research" or
"Subject Guides"
3. Click on "Law & Government" Hennepin County Library Catalog
Using the Catalog
Use Hennepin County Library's Catalog to locate documentary sources (such as books or government documents), artifacts (such as photographs or pictures of artwork), and oral histories (such as taped or transcribed interviews).
1. Enter HCL website (http://www.hclib.org)
2. Click on "Library Catalog"
3. Search by author, title, or subject |
