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PRIMARY SOURCES What are they?

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Primary sources are original documents or data. A few examples of primary material in newspapers include the earliest accounts of a historical event, first hand accounts, interviews, letters, articles written by important people such as politicians, activists or protesters, and texts of speeches.

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Where to Find Newspaper Articles?

*Historical Los Angeles Times, 1881-1985* (Covers the full text of the LA Times, images, cartoons, photos and text).

*Historical New York Times 1851-2002* (Covers the full text of the NY Times, images, cartoons, photos and text).

Lexis/Nexis Academic, 1975-2006 (Provides access to hundreds of U.S. and international newspapers)

Newspapers 1995-2006 (Provides access to hundreds of U.S., national and local newspapers.)

Last update 9/18/06