USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Letters, diaries, minutes, photographs, artifacts, interviews, and sound or video recordings are examples of primary sources created as a time or event is occurring.

Detailed explanation-2: -Personal texts–diaries, memoirs, letters, autobiographies, and papers–usually make excellent primary sources because they were written by a historical person you’re studying.

Detailed explanation-3: -Photographs, diaries, autobiographies, paintings, newspaper articles and sculptures are examples of primary sources about the time and place they were created. Text books and biographies are good examples of secondary sources, because they were not created in the time and place under study.

Detailed explanation-4: -A primary source is a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event. Examples of primary sources include: Diary of Anne Frank-Experiences of a Jewish family during WWII.