A Primary Source are first hand accounts & materials from the period under examination. These may include:
- diaries
- journals
- newspapers
- contemporary publications
- autobiographies
- music/songs
- recordings or images
- films
- letters
- government reports
For this class, it will also include novels, literature, images.
A Secondary Source is produces after the fact and is not produced during the time under examination. Some of this contact may be popular culture artifacts, such as:
- films
- biographies
- art
- film & television
- websites
- books
- government reports
Some of these secondary sources will also be academic or peer reviewed content namely books and articles.