What are primary sources?
Primary sources are the evidence of history, original records or objects created by participants or observers at the time historical events occurred or even well after events, as in memoirs and oral histories. Primary sources may include but are not limited to: letters, manuscripts, diaries, journals, newspapers, maps, speeches, interviews, documents produced by government agencies, photographs, audio or video recordings, born-digital items (e.g. emails), research data, and objects or artifacts (such as works of art or ancient roads, buildings, tools, and weapons). (1)
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Phone: 610-758-4506
Fax: 6190758-6091
Email: inspc@lehigh.edu
Mail: Special Collections, Lehigh University, Linderman Library, 30 Library Drive, Bethlehem PA 18015
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We are located in Room 342 on the third floor of Linderman Library.
Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed on University holidays.
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Directions to Linderman Library
Directions Building J, Library Materials Center (LMC)
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The Library has a long tradition of creating Digital Humanities projects, housed in its Digital Library. Most of the content for these projects has come from Lehigh's Special Collections.