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The 38 pages that link to Primary source, each with the reason it gives.

• Historical fictionNarrower topic: Letters, diaries, and records can ground a story in evidence from its chosen period.

• Historical source criticismNarrower topic: Source criticism often begins by identifying a source’s temporal and social relation to its subject.

• Historically informed performanceNarrower topic: Treatises, instruments, letters, and scores provide direct evidence for performance choices.

• Holocaust educationNarrower topic: Diaries, photographs, official records, and testimony ground lessons in historical evidence.

• Leopold von RankeNarrower topic: His historical claims depended heavily on direct engagement with contemporary documents.

• Archival footageNarrower topic: Footage can serve as a primary source, though its images alone do not explain events.

• Ibn FadlanNarrower topic: The Risala is a primary source, though its observations require historical interpretation.

• LapulapuNarrower topic: Pigafetta’s account is near-contemporary evidence, unlike later national legends about Lapulapu.

• Contemporary historyNarrower topic: Recent periods leave abundant documents, recordings, and testimony for historical analysis.

• Ancient historyNarrower topic: Ancient historians interpret surviving evidence rather than rely on complete records.

• Juan SantamaríaNarrower topic: Contemporary records are essential for testing later claims about Santamaría’s actions.

• Tertiary sourceNarrower topic: Tertiary works often trace their information back to these original records.

• Gerard SassoNarrower topic: Distinguishing contemporary records from later stories is central to assessing claims about Gerard.

• Peter ForceNarrower topic: Force’s collections are built chiefly from documents treated as historical evidence.

• Samuel Rawson GardinerNarrower topic: His reputation rests partly on close analysis of contemporary documentary evidence.