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Types of sources (Private letters/diarys (limitations (only one opinion,…
Types of sources
Private letters/diarys
Useful
Insight into personal views, opinions or feelings
Show effects of event on an individual
Can suggest motives for public actions
limitations
only one opinion
doesn't give government or general perspective
not necessarily an expert on the topic
a letter could be written to persuade or protect the reader so things might be changed
Published memoirs/biographys
Useful
Give personal insight
Suggest motives for actions of individual or group
can benefit for hindsight e.g. no longer afraid to tell the whole story or be critical.
May have a bigger picture of the events
Limitations
might want to make their own actions seem better
opinion might be different from typical pinion of the time
select events rather than everything
may be influenced by what later people think
Newspaper reports
Useful
Explains publicity held views or popular opinions
Insight into contemporary opinions
can give expert opinions
often based on research and interviews
Limitations
Could be censored by governement
could be influenced by government or group
might only give overview
might be one sided or give narrow perspective
might focus on one aspect and exaggerate it.
Eyewitness
Useful
Insight into contempery opinion
Might give an expert opinion
Limitations
could be politically influenced
could be one-sided or narrow view
Only give a partial picture
might misunderstand with only limited information
focus on narrow important aspect
miss most important point
Novels/poems
useful
influenced opinions at time
insight into emotional responce
based on careful research
inspired by personal experiences
Limitations
Interpretation not fact
may change facts
excaudate importance of an individual or event
Statistics
Useful
Give information about economic growth or problems
makes it easier to analyse results over time and compare
factual not emotional
Limitations
gathered for specific purpose
deliberately distorted
only cover data from one area not everywhere
Photographs
Useful
Evidence of a specific scene or event
insight into immediate response or impact of an event on people or place
information on environment
Limitations
Cannot show beyond the frame of camera - give false view of big picture
might be staged
put on show for camera
might be selected to give certain impression
Cartoons
Useful
Reflect public opinion
Often reflect commonly held views
Limitations
could be censored
Not always public opinion - cartoonists oppinion
limited by point of view of publisher
Paintings
Useful
use personal experience
details of environment
Limitations
interpretation rather than fact
Government records
Useful
show government opinion
reasons for decisions
what public is told about an event or issue
well-informed
Limitation
not focus on negative results
not reflect opposing views
not show public opinion
information kept secret
Speeches
Useful
insight into what people where being told
expert/government opinion
Limitation
Selected information
One perspective
persuasive rather than fact base
Historians
Useful
Experts
Hindsight
use many sources
Limitations
narrow focus
influenced by opinions of their time
Textbook
Useful
Fact
Limitations
Simplified
Autobiography
Useful
Detailed research
Hindsight
Limitations
selected information - opinion of author