<Li> In the humanities, a primary source could be defined as something that was created either during the time period being studied or afterward by individuals reflecting on their involvement in the events of that time . </Li> <Li> In the social sciences, the definition of a primary source would be expanded to include numerical data that has been gathered to analyze relationships between people, events, and their environment . </Li> <Li> In the natural sciences, a primary source could be defined as a report of original findings or ideas . These sources often appear in the form of research articles with sections on methods and results ." </Li> <P> Although many primary sources remain in private hands, others are located in archives, libraries, museums, historical societies, and special collections . These can be public or private . Some are affiliated with universities and colleges, while others are government entities . Materials relating to one area might be spread over a large number of different institutions . These can be distant from the original source of the document . For example, the Huntington Library in California houses a large number of documents from the United Kingdom . </P>

Who wrote this primary source and what was their purpose for writing