Definition of Primary source

is an artifact, a document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, a recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study

Examples of Primary source in a sentence

The student struggled to find a primary source for his research paper because nearly everything from the region had been destroyed during the war.  🔊

If only he had a primary source like an interview or a diary from the time period to reinforce his argument.  🔊

Anne Frank’s diary is considered a primary source detailing conditions for Jewish people in Nazi Germany.  🔊

A photograph taken during the time of a historic event is a primary source.  🔊

Bree used her great grandfather’s love letters to her who died on the Titanic as a primary source.  🔊

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