I need to find primary sources for my paper. Where do I start??
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Primary sources are documents or artifacts that provide firsthand information created in the time period being studied. Primary sources can be written documents, maps, photographs, audio or visual media, data sets, statistics, physical objects and other types of materials.
Primary sources are important because they are the original source of our knowledge about something or someone.
Types of primary sources can vary depending on the discipline you are working in.
We have a wonderful research guide that can help you get started finding primary sources in the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences: https://library.rmc.edu/primary-sources/home. You can also contact the research librarian for your subject for more help: https://library.rmc.edu/research/librarians.