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Primary Source: Samuel Pepys begins keeping a diary.
A diary is an example of a primary source in the humanities, particularly in the discipline of history. -
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Diary of Samuel Pepys and Types of Sources
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Secondary Source: Mark Dawson, a historian, writes an article in "The Historical Journal," in which he analyzes the diary.
Dawson, Mark S. “Histories and Texts: Refiguring the Diary of Samuel Pepys.” Historical Journal 43. 2 (2000): 407–31. -
Tertiary Source: Literature of Autobiographical Narrative: An Encyclopedia
In this overview encyclopedia entry, the author provides a factual account of the diary and also summarizes the various scholarly interpretations of it. The Dawson article is listed in the bibliography.