Question

which of these are examples of primary sources? choose four correct answers.
journals
encyclopedias
photographs
textbooks
public records
newspaper articles
personal letters

Explanation:

Primary sources are original materials from the time of an event or by a participant. Journals (personal accounts), photographs (direct visual records), public records (official original documents), and personal letters (first - hand correspondence) are primary. Encyclopedias and textbooks are secondary (summarize/analyze others' work), and newspaper articles can be primary (if reporting firsthand) or secondary, but in this set, the four primary are journals, photographs, public records, personal letters.

Answer:

A. journals, C. photographs, E. public records, G. personal letters