Historiography - - the narrative presentation of history based on a critical examination, evaluation, and selection of material from primary and secondary sources and subject to scholarly criteria
Primary Source - documents, images or artifacts that provide firsthand testimony or direct evidence concerning an historical topic under research investigation
Secondary Source - a work that interprets or analyzes an historical event or period after the event has occurred and, generally speaking, with the use of primary sources
Argument - (a) a discussion involving differing points of view; debate. (b) a process of reasoning; series of reasons
Artifact - an object made by a human being, typically an item of cultural or historical interest
Archive - a collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people
Context - the circumstances that form the setting for an event, statement, or idea, and in terms of which it can be fully understood and assessed
Document - - (a) any written item, as a book, article, or letter, especially of a factual or informative nature; may also include images, art, cartoons and other visual representations. (b) to furnish with references, citations, etc., in support of statements made
Ephemera - items of collectible memorabilia, typically written or printed ones, that were originally expected to have only short-term usefulness or popularity
Manuscript - a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed
Material - the substance or substances of which a thing is made or composed; anything that serves as crude or raw matter to be used or developed
Monographs - printed manuscripts or books
Point of View - the opinion, attitude, or judgment of a particular person to a topic
Popular - Written for a general audience
Raw Material - material before being processed or manufactured into a final form
