HIS 131

Research resources for students in the History 131 class.
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What is a Tertiary Source?

Tertiary sources consist of information which is a distillation and collection of primary and secondary sources.

 

  • Almanacs;
  • Bibliographies (also considered secondary);
  • Chronologies;
  • Dictionaries and Encyclopedias (also considered secondary);
  • Directories;
  • Fact books;
  • Guidebooks;
  • Indexes, abstracts, bibliographies used to locate primary and secondary sources;
  • Manuals;
  • Textbooks (may also be secondary).

tertiary sources

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