For more information on library instruction, visit the Library Instruction web page. Visit or call the Reference Desk on the main floor in the Library. For more information on reference assistance, visit the Reference web page. I have been told to use primary sources for my research. A primary source is a direct report of an event or happening by a witness to the event or happening.
Primary sources can take many forms.
Some examples include trial transcripts, Congressional hearings, newspaper accounts, diaries, pictures or films, maps, interviews, letters, even cookbooks.