GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Letters, diaries, artifacts, photographs, and other types of first-hand accounts and records are all primary sources.

Detailed explanation-2: -Examples of primary sources: Theses, dissertations, scholarly journal articles (research based), some government reports, symposia and conference proceedings, original artwork, poems, photographs, speeches, letters, memos, personal narratives, diaries, interviews, autobiographies, and correspondence.

Detailed explanation-3: -Photographs are a very common type of primary source. They can serve to document: events or relationships in a person’s life. the history of an organization, institution, municipality, country, or social group.

Detailed explanation-4: -In some cases, it will be difficult to obtain the original source, so you may have to rely on copies (photocopies, microfilm, digital copies). Copies or transcriptions of a primary source still count as a primary source. Some examples of primary sources include: Newspapers.