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Primary sources are firsthand reports which include original documents such as court or government publications. Secondary sources report about primary sources.

Keywords

Using specific keywords and domain limiters in online searches can help with finding primary sources online. 

Primary Source Keywords

  • Archives
  • Correspondence
  • Diaries
  • Interviews
  • Letters
  • Manuscripts
  • Oral history / oral histories / oral narratives
  • Pamphlets
  • Photographs
  • Personal narratives
  • Primary sources
  • Speeches

Domain Limiters

Domain limiters can be added to the end of your search terms online to limit results.

site:.edu

This will limit the search to academic sites. This can be a good way to find research guides from other schools with compilations of places to search.

Example: Black Panthers letters or speeches site:.edu

site:.gov

This will limit the search to governmental sites. This can be a good way to find data, statistics, and governmental reports.

Example : Trans women healthcare data site:.gov

 

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