Denominational Terms in Gregg Shorthand

A self-published vocabulary of Biblical, religious and general, related terms by Bernard P. Foote. I am sorry that the quality of this document is not great. The copy was faded and some of the outlines are difficult to read. Experienced writers can supply the defects, but it still underscores the importance of preserving these old…

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Key to Direct-Method Materials

Direct-Method Materials was first released in 1933. (The 2nd edition in 1942 included a much improved word and phrase index.) More useful reading material to accompany the Manual. And here’s the key! Attachment: Teachers Key to Direct-Method Materials.pdf  

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Talk and Take Gregg Shorthand

by Minnie De Motte Frick and Edward Vietti. This book was not put out by the Gregg Co.; it was self-published. As such, it has some of the issues with stenciled outlines versus plates which were discussed in the thread on the McCann Method. Mrs. Frick of course is best known for her Analytical Method—which…

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Chemical and Technical Stenography

Here is a truly remarkable magnum opus, self-published by a gentleman who worked for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce as a Technologist (Chemical and Metallurgical.) This volume takes Gregg shorthand to the outermost limits of its applicability in a demanding field. The author also presents a method for representing numbers with Gregg outlines (Appendix B.)…

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101 Question on Dictation

I’m unclear on a very basic point. I’m confused about the best approach to handling words encountered in dictation for which the correct outline isn’t known or recalled. Should I attempt to write an outline on the fly anyway, and just “put a ring around it”? (Up to now I’ve been making quick longhand notations…

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Courtroom Reporter’s Notebook

From the Expert Shorthand Speed Course (1945), I finally learned what the vertical columns are for in the actual court reporting notebooks. So I thought I’d try my hand at making a template. After minutely examining the graphics of the several examples, there seemed to be minor variations in how the vertical rules should be…

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Functional Method Teacher’s Handbook

The choice for this project was determined by the high regard in which the Functional Method is held—and by the great difficulty many have had in obtaining this essential volume. While used copies of the two main Anniversary texts are easily found, the Teacher’s Handbook is rarely available. The Handbook includes nine essays on the…

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Longtime secretary for senator dies

An obituary of Doris Lovett, a remarkable woman who was “nearly a half century in the back halls of power.” And her skill as a stenographer evidently played no small role in getting her there. She would have been an Anniversary writer, and: Her Gregg shorthand was “just like it came out of the book, . . .”…

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