Primary+and+Secondary+Sources

=﻿Primary Sources=
 * =records made by people who saw or took part in an event=

__Original Documents__

 * autobiographies, diaries, e-mail, interviews, minutes, news film footage, official records, photographs, speeches

__Creative Works__

 * art, drama, films, music, novels, poetry

__Relics or Artifiacts__

 * buildings, clothing, furniture, jewelry, pottery

=﻿Secondary Sources=
 * =﻿Record of an event written by someone who was not there at the time[[image:http://studentoffortune.com/question/35743/glencoe-World-History-textbook-notes/51091-51DEWD5JW7L._SL500_.jpg width="203" height="272" align="right" caption="Secondary Source"]]=

__Examples__

 * textbooks, political commentary analyzing an election or politician, magazine or newspaper articles about events or people
 * literary criticism analyzing a play, poem, novel, or short story

[|Difference Between Primary and Secondary Resources]