A Primary Source is a document, record, or work created at the time of an event or by a person who directly experienced an event. A Primary Source contains original data and is from the time period being researched; it has not yet been filtered through interpretation.
Examples:
References:
University of Maryland Libaries. (2013). Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Sources. Retrieved from http://www.lib.umd.edu/ues/guides/primary-sources#primary
University of Victoria Libraries. (2013). Primary or Secondary Sources. Retrieved from http://www.uvic.ca/library/research/tips/primvsec/index.php
*The above references are in APA format.
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
Cuban Revolution
Fidel Castro: Second Declaration of Havana, 1962
Fidel Castro: On The Export of Revolution
John F. Kennedy: Address on the Cuban Crisis October 22, 1962
United Nations: Cuban Missile Crisis Debate, 1962
Cuba - LANIC - Latin American Network Information Center - Excellent selection of links to a variety of primary and secondary information.
Winnipeg General Strike Primary Documents
Internet Modern History Sourcebook
CBC Digital Archives - Provides clips from CBC coverage back to the 1930s on topics relating to Canada's peoples, arts & entertainment, conflict & war, politics & economy, life & society, disasters & tragedies, science & technology, and sports.
BBC On This Day - 1950 - 2005 - Search by Date or Theme
Archive of American Television - Includes over 800 oral history interviews with the legends of television