Welcome to Primary Docs4school

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What is a primary document?

According to the Princeton University library, a primary document is:

  "..a document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. These sources were present during an experience or time period and offer an inside view of a particular event." 

subject specific primary doc sites

Samples of primary document subjects include:

charters                        correspondence              diaries                          early works           interviews                     manuscripts

oratory                         pamphlets                            personal narratives                       sources                        speeches          letters and documents

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