jottings

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Among the other famous jottings that sold were those belonging to Jamaican reggae icon Bob Marley, South African anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela and all four members of The Beatles.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2024

The text, however, evokes a stack of index cards with jottings from an indefatigable researcher unbound by historical limits.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2023

Researchers have spent decades combing through European and West African archives to craft a portrait from the jottings of French officers, British traders and Italian missionaries.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2021

After his death in 1935, the trunk was discovered, brimming with notes and jottings on calling cards and envelopes, whatever paper appeared to be handy.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

He had been interested in emotions and expressions in people and in animals since his first notebook jottings, through the observations of animals and his own children.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman