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REFERENCE SOURCES - for background and context
BOOKS - for depth
PRIMARY SOURCES - for evidence
Original, first-hand, authoritative accounts of an event, topic or historical time period. They are usually produced at the time of an event by a person who experienced but they can be created in the form of oral histories or memoirs.
Primary sources include: personal thoughts (letters, diaries, journals), original photographs, first-hand newspaper reports, speeches, autobiographies, memoirs, creative works like plays, paintings, songs, research data & surveys.
Find passwords to access databases outside of school
Find a general overview of your topic.
Search Tip: Search by topic keyword. Use general, broad terms.
Search Tip: Use Advanced Search > Person Search to search for people by name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender identities.
Search Tip: In Gale's Library's Biography section, search the individual books listed below for concise biographies. Search the entire collection for multiple sources.