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Access to Primary Resources

Information about primary resources and how to access them through the Library and on the Web.

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Use this guide to find information about primary resources and how to access them through the Library and on the Web. The resources listed in this guide will help you identify primary sources, figure out how to locate them and offer you a list of repositories in the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Primary Resources...

  • have the character of origin or 'firstness'
  • are not limited to unpublished materials
  • are those sources which secondary sources interpret and upon which they are built