Who uses historical sources as a routine in their profession?

When learners use primary sources they are working with the same materials that professionals use.

Novelist

  • photographs
  • news articles
  • maps
  • oral histories

Lawyer

  • witness accounts
  • public records
  • financial reports
  • expert testimony
  • laws
  • constitution
  • legal records

Scientist

  • books
  • articles
  • journals

Artist

  • art
  • photographs

Historian

  • all types of sources

Architect

  • architectural drawings
  • photographs
  • receipts

Economist

  • business reports
  • receipts
  • catalogs
  • invoices
  • advertisements

Public Health Official

  • death certificates
  • vaccine records
  • birth certificates

Documentary Filmmaker

  • photographs
  • maps
  • oral histories
  • art