a record of events written by a person having intimate knowledge of them and based on personal observation.

Usually, memoirs.

an account of one's personal life and experiences; autobiography.

the published record of the proceedings of a group or organization, as of a learned society.

a biography or biographical sketch.

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account , anecdote , annal , autobiography , bio , biography , chronicle , confessions , diary , discourse , dissertation , essay , journal , life , life story , memory , monograph , narrative , note , recollection , register , reminiscence , thesis , tractate , transactions , treatise , vita , commentary , record , report