personalia

American  

[pur-suh-ney-lee-uh, -neyl-yuh] / ˌpɜr səˈneɪ li ə, -ˈneɪl yə /

plural noun

1. personal belongings.

2. biographical data, personal reminiscences, or the like.

   He could never keep the personalia out of his essays.

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Etymology

Origin of personalia

First recorded in 1860–65; from Late Latin, neuter plural of Latin persōnālis; see person + -al ¹ ( def. )

Example Sentences

It is, in fact, constructed largely around passages drawn from the Longfellow circle’s journals, correspondence and other personalia.

From Washington Post • Jun. 2, 2020

Frankfurter fancied himself an expert at "personalia," his word for charming, persuading and manipulating others.

From Time Magazine Archive

He is able to give to the abstract personalia of this theater a local habitation and a name�a habitation so truly seen in detail that it becomes more real than the town's tax rolls.

From Time Magazine Archive

A frequent guest at diplomatic dinners, attractive "Geno" Herrick has amassed a wealth of Washington personalia which she reports in crisp, good-humored style.

From Time Magazine Archive

One of the most outstanding activities of the Battalion was the production of a periodical which combined a considerable high level of artistic and literary excellence with a racy narrative of Battalion news and personalia.

From The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 by Arthur, John W.