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Uc Berkeley Library: Finding Historical Primary Sources WebsiteUc Berkeley Library: Finding Historical Primary Sources Website
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University of California
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Uc Berkeley Library: Finding Historical Primary Sources

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Got a research project? Read this site from the UC Berkeley Library. A great guide on finding the best primary sources for your research. Defines both narrow and broad ideas of primary source, links to online archives of primary sources, and offers tips on how to find your own in libraries and archives. Scroll through for topics like "Strategies for Finding Primary Sources," and "Finding the Right Reference Source." Uncover the past through primary source research!

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historical research, secondary sources

Additional Tags

historical investigation, strategies for finding primary sources, examples of primary sources, library research using primary sources, online library catalogs, online primary sources or archives, primary sources on the internet, primary sources online, reprinted primary sources

Classroom Considerations

  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Common Core

RH.6-8.2 RH.9-10.1 RH.9-10.2 RH.9-10.9 RH.11-12.2 RH.11-12.9

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