I am writing a research paper on the Rape of Nanking for my high school English class and need to have a primary sources. I cant use an article that is written by a journalist doing an interview or things like that. It has to be Written by someone who was there. All I can find though is articles written by journalists though. Does anyone have some links to where I can find a primary source?
For the future: If you're trying to find primary sources with Google, don't use the term "primary sources," this is a "schoolroom" history phrase and it's not used outside of teaching settings. Sometimes if you google "thing primary resources" they will turn up, but usually because a teacher has already gathered them and labeled them that. Some search terms you can try are "[subject] + archives," "[subject] + digital collections," "[subject] + oral history" or "[subject] + interviews." Also try different words for the subject - for instance, Rape of Nanking is also called the Nanking Massacre. It depends on what the topic is, but in general try to think what people would title the things you're looking for if they were listing them in a library catalog, and try lots and lots of different searches.
Good luck with your paper. :)