Any document, image, or artifact created at the time of the topic being researched is a primary source. Examples include: eyewitness accounts, autobiographies and memoirs, diaries, letters, speeches, reports, newspapers, household and day-to-day objects, clothing, works of art, architecture, and photographs.
Please note: primary source documents are a reflection of the time and culture in which they were created and may contain language or images that are considered offensive today.
RhinoCat is the Library's automated catalog of books, ebooks, DVDs, and other library materials. Many books and reference sources, print and electronic, contain primary sources.
For example: to find primary sources on the 1900 hurricane that destroyed Galveston, Texas (still the deadliest natural disaster in US history)
When searching for primary sources in newspaper / periodical databases:
PLEASE NOTE: Do not copy and paste complete citations from electronic sources. NoodleTools cannot generate footnotes from copied and pasted citations.
For a new citation, click on +New Source.
To cite a Primary Source, first choose the NoodleTools option that best describes where you found it:
Next determine what kind of primary source you are citing:
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