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An archive is an accumulation of historical records or materials – in any medium – or the physical facility in which they are located.
Shelved record boxes of an archive
Shelved record boxes of an archive
Reading room of the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archive), in the Erdberg district of Vienna (2006)
Reading room of the Österreichisches Staatsarchiv (Austrian State Archive), in the Erdberg district of Vienna (2006)
Charles Sturt University Regional Archives
Charles Sturt University Regional Archives
Storage facility at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
Storage facility at the National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
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In the study of history as an academic discipline, a primary source is an artifact, document, diary, manuscript, autobiography, recording, or any other source of information that was created at the time under study. It serves as an original source of information about the topic. Similar definitions can be used in library science and other areas of scholarship, although different fields have somewhat different definitions.
This wall painting found in the Roman city of Pompeii is an example of a primary source about people in Pompeii in Roman times (portrait of Terentius
This wall painting found in the Roman city of Pompeii is an example of a primary source about people in Pompeii in Roman times (portrait of Terentius Neo).
From a letter of Philip II, King of Spain, 16th century
From a letter of Philip II, King of Spain, 16th century