Primary sources are original documents or artifacts such as:
- letters
- diaries
- photographs
- interviews
- sound and video recordings
- oral histories
- newspaper articles
- podcasts
Primary sources provide first-hand information about an event or topic. Historians rely on primary sources to interpret and analyze the past.
Below are a few databases to locate Primary Sources and News Articles for music research:
OneSearch
Latino Music Collections Sampler
Hispanic Life in America
Latinx Thought and Culture: The NPR Archive 1979-1990
Los Angeles Times (1985-current)
New York Times Digital
Rolas de Aztlán: Songs of the Chicano Movement
Strachwitz Frontera Collection of Mexican and Mexican-American Recordings
WHO
- Provide 2-3 examples of the genre's most famous or widely recognized song/singer/songwriter, musician/band
- Make sure to include images and samples of your music genre (parts of the song). You can get as creative as you wish as long as the information is clear and focused.
Use Primary Sources and Newspaper Databases.
