Here is Gregg Text-Kit 2 in Diamond Jubilee from 1966. It is the second part of their adult continuing education series (see Gregg Text-Kit 1 here). It includes a textbook, key transcript, and self-check test pad. This kit also includes 6 records, which I have digitized into mp3 files with the help of Audacity.
The text has 2 parts. Part 1 has 30 review /speed-building lessons, and Part 2 has 10 technical occupation-specific lessons (so, 40 lessons total). The shorthand was written by Charles Rader. It represents a second semester’s worth of study. The recordings start out at 60 wpm and work up to 90 wpm by the sixth record.
A word about the numbering system for the recordings: You’ll see a series of numbers for the name for each mp3. The first recording looks like this: 2-1-1-1-2-11-60. It looks more complicated than it is, but I had to come up with something to keep them all straight!
1st number = the Gregg Kit # (there were two of them that were made)
2nd number = the record # in the kit (there are 6 records in the kit)
3rd number = the side # of the record (side 1 or 2)
4th number = the band # on the record
5th number = section # in the textbook
6th number = paragraph # in the textbook
7th number = words per minute of the dictation recording
So, stated simply for recording 2-1-1-1-2-11-60:
Gregg Shorthand 2 – Record 1 – Side 1 – Band 1 – Section 2 – Paragraph 11 – 60 wpm
The last 3 numbers are the ones you will probably refer to the most when doing your dictations.
Merry (belated) Christmas from the “Shorthand Preservation Society”!
Attachment: Gregg-Text-Kit-2.zip