chronofile
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From chrono- + file, coined by Buckminster Fuller for his own Dymaxion Chronofile.
Noun
[edit]chronofile (plural chronofiles)
- A historical record made up of everyday papers and documents from many stages of the owner's life.
- 1984, The Journal of Negro education: Volume 53:
- Designated scholars kept journals or diaries of their participation in the project as well as chronofiles — depositories of the notes, announcements, and other memorabilia relevant to a scholar's life.
- 2007 October 29, Douglas Martin, “Robert Shields, Wordy Diarist, Dies at 89”, in New York Times[1]:
- An impish, balding man, he mimicked the inventor Buckminster Fuller, who documented his life in what he called a chronofile by pasting letters, bills and all manner of pieces of paper in a huge scrapbook for 68 years.