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.
If you’ve read any biographical information about Dr. Gregg, you’ll know that when he was quite young he had a legal dispute with Thomas Malone, another shorthand inventor/teacher who had authored “Script Phonography”. Dr. Gregg worked as a teacher for Malone, and when Gregg created his own system Malone took him to court over the…
Here is an interesting little item. The Anniversary Edition manual in a miniature size: 3 X 4 1/2 inches. Printing is April – 1944 – NP – 4, and there’s an original owner’s signature inside the front cover from April 3, 1947.
A quick note to say “thanks” to all the people who contribute to this blog, and who continue to be interested in and fascinated by Gregg Shorthand. Especially to Carlos, who keeps the ball rolling. Shorthand has disappeared from public consciousness, but I’m so glad there are still some people who see it’s value and…
The relatively rare booklet “Fables Written in Gregg Shorthand” is available currently on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-FABLES-WRITTEN-IN-GREGG-SHORTHAND-with-Shorthand-Penmanship-Pointers-/301753261459?hash=item4641e55d93 Alex
I recently purchased a copy of “Gregg Handwriting” (1931, by John Robert Gregg and Mary Louise Champion). This copy was published by the Gregg Publishing Company Ltd. in London, but presents a totally American-style cursive handwriting (in the tradition of Spencer, Palmer, Zaner-Bloser, etc.) Addresses in later samples are British, and prices in pounds. Now I’m…
I’m curious if anyone has ever found information about what became of Dr. Gregg’s two children (with his second wife Janet). Did they ever have any involvement with the company or with shorthand? They would have still been young children when McGraw-Hill bought the Gregg company. And how long did Janet Gregg continue to work…
I just happened to notice in “Speed Building for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Series”, 1966, on page 473 the outline for the word “accident” is given as a-s. Have I missed something? That isn’t a DJS brief form, and it doesn’t appear in the DJS dictionary. The book doesn’t give any explanation that I can find,…
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Short Classics in Shorthand