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Sociology

Primary Sources

What are Primary Sources?

  • Definition 1: A report of original research written by the researcher
  • Definition 2: Original manuscripts, contemporary records, or documents created at the time an event occurred (newspaper accounts of an event, diaries, correspondence, etc.)

Government Documents - Federal