Primary sources are original documents created or experienced concurrently with the event being researched. |
Secondary sources are works that analyze, assess, or interpret a historical event, an era, or a phenomenon. Secondary sources generally use primary sources. |
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Primary Source Movie titled, The 39 Steps. |
Secondary Source Book chapter analyzing The 39 Steps. |
Primary Source PEW Research Data on income disparity between young adults with and without a college degree. |
Secondary Source Newspaper article describing the results from the PEW poll. |
Primary Source Wheaties box featuring the slogan "The Breakfast of Champions." |
Secondary Source Article analyzing successful advertising campaigns. |
Image Credits:
The 39 Steps. Dir. Alfred Hitchcock. Perf. Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll. Gaumont British Picture Corporation Ltd., 1935. Film.
Gillett, Philip. Movie greats: A critical study of classic cinema. New York: Berg, 2008. Print.
"The Rising Cost of Not Going to College." Pew Research Center, Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2014). Web.
Lee, Don. "Is college still worth it? Pew research says yes." Los Angeles Times. 11 Feb. 2014.
Cover of a Wheaties box featuring athlete, Bruce Jenner.
Moran, Gwen. "#1 Source Of Brand." Entrepreneur 33.12 (2005): 34. Business Source Complete. Web. 13 Feb. 2014.
Subjects: Art History, Studio Arts, Humanities
Description: General research database containing images.
Contents: Primary Sources
Subjects: Theatre Arts, Film Television and Media Studies
Description: Primary source collection containing full text plays, film and audio adaptations, and image collections. LMU has access to selected content in this database.
Contents: Primary Sources