Research Methods

Radio interview with an academic specialist on the topic.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Personal interview with a witness.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Event recounted in a school history book.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

TV footage of witnesses being interview by a journalist.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Letters written during the period under study ( eg. letters from witnesses or survivors to their families)

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Audio or video recording of the interview with a surviver.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Survivor's account published as a best-seller.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Photos or films taken at the time depicting the event or its aftermath.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Daughter's recollection of what her father told her about his experience of the event.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research

Contemporary newspaper account of the event.

• Primary Research

• Secondary Research