PSC 4375 - International Organizations

The definition of a primary source varies from discipline to discipline.  When in doubt ask your professor what he or she will accept as a primary source.

 Primary sources are those materials published at the time of the event.

Primary sources can be published or unpublished.  They can be in various formats: print, electronic, microform, etc.  Examples: correspondence, diaries, speeches, newspaper articles, business records, governmental documents, songs, art, fiction, photographs, archival papers, etc.

Consult the Primary Source libguide for more suggestions.