historical document
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Definition
Noun: 1. A primary source text from the past: A written record created at a specific time in history, which provides direct evidence or information about events, people, ideas, or conditions of that period. Its value lies in its authenticity as a non-fictional artifact from the era it describes.
Usage
A "historical document" is a formal term used to categorize and describe original source materials. It is typically used in academic, archival, legal, and research contexts. - The Declaration of Independence is a key historical document of the United States. - Researchers are analyzing newly discovered historical documents from the 15th century. - The museum's collection includes historical documents such as letters, treaties, and diaries.
Advanced Usage
- "to authenticate a historical document": To verify that a document is genuine and from the claimed time period.
- Experts used carbon dating to authenticate the historical document.
- Contextual Analysis: The interpretation of a historical document requires understanding its historical context, authorship, intended audience, and purpose.
- A proper analysis of the historical document must consider the political climate in which it was written.
Variants and Related Words
- Historical record (n): A broader term that can include documents but also other evidence like artifacts, photographs, or oral histories that provide information about the past.
- The photographs serve as an important historical record of the city's development.
- Primary source (n): A closely related academic term for an original document or physical object created during the time under study.
- A soldier's diary is considered a primary source for historians.
- Archival document (n): A historical document specifically held in an archive or special collections repository.
- The archival documents are kept in a climate-controlled room for preservation.
Synonyms
- Archive: (often plural) A collection of historical documents or records.
- Manuscript: A handwritten document, especially an ancient or historical one.
- Charter: A formal written grant or record, such as a founding document for an institution.
Related Phrases
- Documentary evidence: Legal or formal term for information provided in documents used as proof.
- The case relied heavily on documentary evidence from the 1920s.
Noun
- writing having historical value (as opposed to fiction or myth etc.)