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Primary or secondary source? a journal entry dated 1908

User Qortex
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This is a primary source. That's because it is a journal entry written by someone. Now if the source was a person like you or I referencing this journal entry  we'd be the Secondary Source.
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Secondary as you didn't collect the data yourself. Also, it is outdated data.
User August Bjornberg
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