Isaac is researching Abraham Lincoln’s life for a social studies report. He finds an encyclopedia that includes original letters and articles found in historical journals.

An encyclopedia is a tertiary source because it collects and summarizes information from other sources. Including original letters and historical journal articles does not change the encyclopedia itself into a primary source; those original materials are primary sources, but the encyclopedia is compiling them for readers. The correct choice is tertiary.

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