I: An Overview of Historical Sources
An Illustrated Guide for Students, Researchers, and Educators
Table of Contents
I. An Overview ofHistorical Sources
A. Primary HistoricalSources
B. Identifying DocumentSources
C. Practical Illustration ofthe Difference betweenPrimary, Secondary, andTertiary Sources in aResearch Application
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Abstract
Historical researchers and writers make use of a wide variety of sources in their efforts to illuminate the past and to construct narratives that make the past intelligible. Not all these sources are written documents, although all serve in their way as “texts” that provide some explanation about the times in which they were produced. In this section we will consider various examples of the main types of sources that historians use.
Contents
- I: An Overview of Historical Sources
- II: Understanding and Interpreting Primary Sources
- III: Finding Primary Sources
- IV: Citing Primary Sources