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.
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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