This tutorial covers just a few of the many options & resources for finding primary sources, so be sure to contact your Fresno State subject librarian to discuss your research project. Our librarians are always happy to help.
This tutorial was created by Amanda Dinscore, Librarian at Fresno State, and is available to share & adapt with attribution under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Sarah McDaniel, Librarian at Fresno State, is the current editor of this guide, and is available to make updates to the current guide.
Discipline |
Primary Source |
Secondary Source |
History |
Slave diary |
Book about the underground railroad |
Art |
Original artwork created by an artist |
Article critiquing the piece of art |
Literature |
Original poem written by a poet |
Essay on a particular genre of poetry |
Political Science |
Treaty between two governments |
Essay on Native American land rights in the US |
Science or Social Sciences |
Report of an original experiment |
Review of several studies on the same topic |
Theatre |
Videotape of a performance |
Biography of a playwright |
Table courtesy http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/assistance/page41012.html