Personal narratives (Genre/Form Term)
- Narratives, Personal
- Personal accounts (Narratives)
- Broader heading: Creative nonfiction
- Broader heading: Informational works
- Memorates
LCSH (--Personal narratives. Use as a form subdivision under names of events and wars.)
ERIC thesaurus, Aug. 8, 2014 (Personal Narratives. Scope Note: Verbal accounts, usually in the first person, of an individual's experiences, thoughts, and feelings. UF Personal Accounts (Narratives). BT Reports)
Genre terms : a thesaurus for use in rare book and special collections cataloging, via WWW, Aug. 8, 2014 (Narratives. Scope Note: Use for works containing an account of events, experiences, etc., whether true or fictitious. BT Literary forms (Gathering term; do not assign). NT Captivity narratives; Conversion narratives; Epics; Maritime journals; Miracle narratives; Overland journals; Slave narratives; Survivors' narratives)
Works which relate eyewitness accounts of events such as wars or disasters.