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Kinds
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Kinds of Information
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Primary sources
are sources "created by people who actually saw or participated in
an event and recorded that event or their reactions to it immediately
after the event" (The Ohio Historical Society). [Note: This definition
is used in history. Other disciplines may use the words "primary
sources" in a different manner.] Secondary sources
are interpretations of an event based on primary sources. The author of
a secondary source was either not present when the event took place or
is removed from that event by time.
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Examples:
manuscripts, diaries, photographs, oral histories, letters, interviews
