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Primary Sources Tutorial
Introduction to Primary Sources

A basic explanation of what primary sources are, a description of the characteristics of primary sources, specific examples of primary sources, and an explanation of how primary sources differ from secondary and tertiary sources.		 History of Santa Ana city and valley: Its past, flourishing present and bright future: an interesting and faithful description of this beautiful county. Santa Ana, CA:, 1887.
How to Find Primary Sources

General strategies on how to search for primary sources, specific explanations of how to search ANTPAC for primary sources, how to search other databases for journal, magazine and newspaper articles from specific time periods, and links to similar tutorials available from other libraries.		 Photograph of (l/r) Chancellor Daniel G. Aldrich, President Lyndon Johnson, and Chairman of the Board of Regents Ed Carter. June 20, 1964, at the dedication of the future site of UCI [from: Early Campus Photograph Albums, 1959-1969 [AS-056].

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