Primary sources are materials which provide first-hand evidence of an event, a social movement, or daily life in a particular time and place. Common examples of primary sources are letters, diaries, photographs, and oral history interviews. Depending on your research context, primary sources might also include newspaper articles, data, laws, treaties, or other legal documents.
Please note that secondary literature can also be a good source for data or statistical tables.
Below are a few additional suggestions for databases that might have primary sources helpful for your assignment. /p>
Examples of topics covered in the collection: Organic Farming/Small Farms, School lunch programs, Childhood nutrition, Marketing and advertising, Packaging, Food industry, Environmental impact of GMOs, US food programs during WWI/WWII, Food security, Famine, Vegetarianism, Labor practices, Food safety, Wine making, Obesity, Gender roles through history, Food habits around the world and more.
60 Minutes provides students, faculty, and researchers with access to news coverage, investigative reporting, and feature segments of the most important global issues of our time. 1997 through contemporary coverage (includes volume 2).