personalia

[pur-suh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh]

plural noun

personal belongings.
biographical data, personal reminiscences, or the like: He could never keep the personalia out of his essays.

Origin of personalia

1900–05; < Late Latin, neuter plural of Latin persōnālis personal

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Mr Gosse in Personalia gives a different account, pp. 23, 24.
Robert Browning
Edward Dowden
The most interesting part of the book is that which is devoted to personalia.
The Art of Letters
Robert Lynd
He came into office, held it and left it without a single concession to Demos' love of personalia.
Mr. Punch's History of the Great War
Punch
One reason for this lack of personalia about a man who had a most vigorous personality is due to his dying request.
Stories of Authors, British and American
Edwin Watts Chubb