Types
Below are types of sources that most generally, but not absolutely, fall into a certain level. The letters after an item describes generally the type it is (though this can vary pending the exact source). P is for Primary sources, S is for Secondary sources, and T is for Tertiary sources. (ed., those with ?s are indeterminate.)
- Published Documents
- Maps
- Literature
- Autobiographies
- Biographies
- Poems
- Books
- Magazines
- Newspaper articles
- Pamphlets
- Posters
- Advertisements
- Research
- Peer Journals
- Non-government documents
- Organization papers
- Government documents
- Public records
- Voter lists
- Police records
- Court records
- Court hearings
- Court proceedings
- Tax accounts
- Census data and records
- Classified documents
- Laws
- Treaties
- Court decisions
- Unpublished Documents
- Personal papers
- Letters
- Diaries
- Journals
- Wills
- Research
- Surveys
- Fieldwork
- Reports
- Speeches
- Interviews
- Membership records
- Meeting transcripts
- Financial accounts
- Personal papers
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Famous quotes containing the word types:
“He types his laboured column—weary drudge!
Senile fudge and solemn:
Spare, editor, to condemn
These dry leaves of his autumn.”
—Robertson Davies (b. 1913)
“If there is nothing new on the earth, still the traveler always has a resource in the skies. They are constantly turning a new page to view. The wind sets the types on this blue ground, and the inquiring may always read a new truth there.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“Our children evaluate themselves based on the opinions we have of them. When we use harsh words, biting comments, and a sarcastic tone of voice, we plant the seeds of self-doubt in their developing minds.... Children who receive a steady diet of these types of messages end up feeling powerless, inadequate, and unimportant. They start to believe that they are bad, and that they can never do enough.”
—Stephanie Martson (20th century)