Try searching the catalog for published and translated primary sources!
Q: I don't read Latin/Old High German/Medieval Arabic/etc. How can I find sources in English?
A: You're in luck! There are many resources in English right here in the library and online. Click the links in the grey and white box for some of the larger ones. To find even more, perhaps on a specific topic, try finding one by beginning at a more generalized topic.
For example, I clicked on Medieval worlds: a sourcebook. In SuperSearch, you can click on the record title (pictured below) and scroll to see the subjects listed, including subjects with "source" in them. These typically have translated or transcribed primary sources.
Try searching the catalog for personal narratives and memoirs! Here are some sample searches you can paste into the catalog to try:
(sources OR documents) AND chin* AND revolution
(diary OR memoir) AND china AND (gender OR wom*n)
You can see here that, if you click on the linked subject terms in the description, you may find many more: