Primary & Secondary Source Documents      

 
 
Primary Sources:  actual records that have survived from the past, such as letters, photographs, articles of clothing, catalogs etc.
Websites that provide Primary Sources have a (P) after the website title.  
 
Secondary Sources:  accounts of the past created by people writing about events after they happen.
Websites that provide Secondary Sources have a (S) after the website title.
 
Websites that provide both Primary and Secondary Sources have a (P/S) after the website title.
 
 
 
 

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Last updated: June 9, 2003 by Donna Baratta