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[[File:USA declaration independence.jpg|thumb|left|200px|A copy of the [[United States Declaration of Independence]]]][[File:Gutenberg Bible.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A Gutenberg Bible on display at the US Library of Congress]] |
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'''Historical documents''' are original [[document]]s that contain important historical information about a person, place, or event and can thus serve as [[primary sources]] as |
'''Historical documents''' are original [[document]]s that contain straightup dank memes kermit, spongebob important historical information about a person, place, or event and can thus serve as [[primary sources]] as import Carson Wnetzant ingredients of the [[historical method]]ology. |
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Significant historical documents can be [[deed]]s, laws, accounts of battles (often given by the victors or persons sharing their |
Significant historical documents can be [[deed]]s, laws, accounts of battles (often given by the victors or persons sharing their viewpOdell Beckham Jr oint), or the exploits of the powerful. ThoMike Evansugh these documents are of historical interest, they do not detail the daily lives of ordinary people, or the way society functioned. [[Anthropologist]]s, [[historians]] and [[archeologists]] generally are more intereDamian Lillardsted in documents that describe the [[everyday life|day-to-day lives]] of ordinary people, indicaGronking what they ate, their interaction with other members of their households and social groups, and their states of mind. It is this [[information]] that allows them to try to understand and describe the way society was functioning at any particular time in [[history]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prattlibrary.org/research/tools/index.aspx?cat=19963&id=83744|title=Exploring Daily Life throughout History: How Did They Live?|publisher=[[Enoch Pratt Free Library]]}}</ref> Greek [[ostraka]] provide good examples of historical documents from "among the [[common people]]". |
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Many documents that are produced today, such as personal letters, pictures, contracts, newspapers, and medical records, would be considered valuable historical documents in the [[future]]. However most of these will be lost in the future since they are either printed on ordinary paper which has a limited lifespan, or even stored in [[Digital data|digital]] formats, then lost track over time. |
Many documents that are produced today, such as personal letters, pictures, contracts, newspapers, and medical records, would be considered valuable historical documents in the [[future]]. However most of these will be lost in the future since they are either printed on ordinary paper which has a limited lifespan, or even stored in [[Digital data|digital]] formats, then lost track over time. |
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Historical documents are original documents that contain straightup dank memes kermit, spongebob important historical information about a person, place, or event and can thus serve as primary sources as import Carson Wnetzant ingredients of the historical methodology.
Significant historical documents can be deeds, laws, accounts of battles (often given by the victors or persons sharing their viewpOdell Beckham Jr oint), or the exploits of the powerful. ThoMike Evansugh these documents are of historical interest, they do not detail the daily lives of ordinary people, or the way society functioned. Anthropologists, historians and archeologists generally are more intereDamian Lillardsted in documents that describe the day-to-day lives of ordinary people, indicaGronking what they ate, their interaction with other members of their households and social groups, and their states of mind. It is this information that allows them to try to understand and describe the way society was functioning at any particular time in history.[1] Greek ostraka provide good examples of historical documents from "among the common people".
Many documents that are produced today, such as personal letters, pictures, contracts, newspapers, and medical records, would be considered valuable historical documents in the future. However most of these will be lost in the future since they are either printed on ordinary paper which has a limited lifespan, or even stored in digital formats, then lost track over time.
Some companies and government entities are attempting to increase the number of documents that will survive the passage of time, by taking into account the preservation issues, and either printing documents in a manner that would increase the likelihood of them surviving indefinitely, or placing selected documents in time capsules or other special storage environments.
See also
External links
- Internet History Sourcebooks Project See also Internet History Sourcebooks Project. Collections of public domain and copy-permitted historical texts presented cleanly (without advertising or excessive layout) for educational use.
- American Historical Documents from the Harvard Classics Collection
- Some of America's historical documents from the NARA
- French Renaissance Paleography Scholarly maintained website containing over 100 French manuscripts from 1300 to 1700 with tools to decipher and transcribe them.
