Académique Documents
Professionnel Documents
Culture Documents
Historical Research
Step 2: Locating
Relevant Sources
Once a researcher has decided on the problem
or the question he or she wishes to investigate,
the search for sources begins. In general,
however, historical source material can be
grouped into four basic categories:
1. Documents
2. Numerical Records
3. Oral Statements
4. Relics
Documents
Are written or printed materials that
have been produced in some form or
another.
Examples
Annual Reports
Books
Court records
Diaries
Examples
Diplomas
Newspapers
Magazines
Yearbooks
Memos
Tests
ETC.
Numerical Records
Numerical or quantitative records can be
considered either as a separate type of
source in and of themselves or as a
subcategory of documents
Examples
Test scores
Attendance figures
Census reports
School budgets
ETC.
Oral Statements
- Stories, myths, tales, legends, chants,
songs, and other form of oral expression
have been used by people down through
the ages to leave a record for future
generations
- Historians also conduct oral interviews
with people who were a part of or
witnessed past events
Relics
Any object whose physical or visual
characteristics can provide some
information about the past.
Examples
furniture
artwork
clothing
buildings
monuments
equipment
ETC.