The Gregg Group was founded 22 May 2004, prompted by the lack of online shorthand resources. As the primary use for shorthand — business and legal recording — has waned in recent decades, we generally acclaim the skill as a hobby or personal tool. The purpose of the group is to promote the use of Gregg systems of shorthand by providing advice to beginners, support for students, and an association of users of this efficient, attractive, and enjoyable method of writing.
Here are some PDFs of old New York Times articles that mention Charles Lee Swem and Salome Lanning Tarr. Aug. 3, 1912 – Girl Typist’s Speed Surprises Wilson; Salome Tarr Takes His 6,000-Word Speech at the Rate of 150 Words a Minute. (And she was just 19.) Aug. 25, 1912 – Is Speed Stenography a…
Here’s a short film about the “Ediphone” and how it helps out the poor, harried shorthand writer. Though many of us might question whether it proved to be “the stenographer’s friend” in the long run! Direct link is www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMlToEdIv_M. Incidentally, I have a good copy of The Stenographic Expert for Writers of Gregg Shorthand (1922),…
Attachment: Key to Fundamental Drills.pdf
Attached is the key to the New and Revised Edition of the Gregg Shorthand Manual (1916). Attachment: key-1916-gregg-shorthand-manual.pdf
Andrew Owen’s site of course already covers the Reading and Dictation Practice drills, so the only thing useful here is the Writing Practice drills. If anyone is surprised to find a two-page key to the Most-Used Phrases Chart, that’s because later editions of the Manual evidently left out the 2nd page. Andrew has both pages…
by George S. McClure, 1909, Gregg Publ. Co. Some hardcore drilling in this one. Attachment: Practical Drills in Shorthand Penmanship.pdf
Hey Chuck–this one’s for you, Chief! 🙂 Attachment: Gregg – Qs & As.pdf
An obituary of Mrs. Patricia Carmody, believed to have been the last shorthand court reporter in Michigan. She was a Gregg writer, the dates placing her in the Anniversary school. Court worker wielded mighty pen She was awarded the Golden Notes Award by the National Court Reporters Association in recognition of her many years of…