Value of Primary Sources to Scholarly Work
What do primary sources contribute to scholarly work?
- Means of viewing the past through the eyes of a person living in it, without the interpretation from Secondary Sources
- Allows for a measure of our own interpretation
- Collectively, Primary Sources help form a greater picture about a specific time period
- Sets the foundation for scholarly work, supplemented by Secondary Sources
Limits of Primary Sources
- Individually, Primary Sources provide a narrow scope from one person
- Limits of the Length of Time Discussed (Varying Degrees)
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