Brace Fellows Research Guide: Primary Sources

**Reminder: primary sources are records of events or evidence as they are first described or actually happened without any interpretation or commentary. It's often most efficient to identify relevant primary sources that are cited/analyzed in the secondary sources on your topic, but you can also search for primary sources directly in library, archival, museum, and other collections. Below are a few places to get started, but you can always branch out. Please let me know if you have specific questions, or if you aren't sure where to start.**

Important!

No source is inherently primary or secondary. How you classify a source entirely depends on whether it provides you with analysis or direct evidence of an historical event, time period, or issue. You are the context that matters. If you are unsure about whether a source is primary or secondary check with me.

Primary Source Databases

Primary Source Websites