REPORTING AND THESIS WRITING
PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SOURCES
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Primary Source
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Secondary Source
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -A marriage certificate would be a primary source as it was created at the time of the event, but a book about marriages in the area that included a record of the couple would be considered a secondary (and derivative) source.
Detailed explanation-2: -Primary Sources in Specific Disciplines Letters, diaries, journal entries, public records as well as contemporaneous newspapers articles offer solid examples of this type of primary source.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -These types of records include census, immigration, and naturalization records, title deeds (which help track real estate transactions), pension and military records, trial transcripts, war diaries, military records, and so on.