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.
Today, I put a color scan of the 1902 Gregg Shorthand Phrase Book on the Internet Archive. It matches the 1902 Preanniversary Gregg Shorthand manual. It was first published in 1902. This book was sold by Gregg until 1924 when it was replaced by a later version that matched the 1916 Gregg Shorthand Manual. This…
Today, I put a color scan of the 1902 Gregg Shorthand Dictionary on the Internet Archive. It matches the 1902 Preanniversary Gregg Shorthand manual. It was first published in 1902. This book was sold by Gregg until September 1916 when it was replaced by a later version that matched the 1916 Gregg Shorthand Manual. This…
I contacted Google Books and got them to fix the broken link for the Gregg Writer Volume 16, 1913-1914. The pdf can be download at the following link: Vol 16 1913-1914.
Volume 32 of the Gregg Writer has just indirectly been made available on Google books. You cannot access it from the main page for this volume covering 1929 to 1930. But you are able to go to the link below and download the book directly: Vol 32 1929-1930
Here are some Google books links for full volumes of the Gregg Writer and the British Gregg Shorthand Magazine. I found these recently. A few years ago I posted several links for earlier issues of the Gregg Writer. These were not there at the time. I realize that most of these are available on the…
On January 1 2025, the 1929 Gregg Shorthand Anniversary manual enters the public domain in the United States. The copyright was renewed properly, so it took a long time for that manual to lose its copyright. Most of the anniversary textbooks created after 1929 are still copyright protected.
I recently updated my English key on the Internet Archive for the 1928 Gregg shorthand book The Raleigh Rainbows. That 1928 shorthand book was created as a learning tool for the 1916 Gregg shorthand manual. It soon became obsolete after the Anniversary manual came out in 1929. The Raleigh Rainbows shorthand book was only available…
The Gregg Shorthand Magazine is available for pdf download on Google Books for 10-1913 through 9-1926. Volume 6 (10-1918 through 9-1919) is missing. This is the British equivalent of the Gregg Writer Magazine. Please note the following: —The shorthand plates are mostly faded, and many of them are unreadable. —There are not many interesting stories…
At the end of March 2021, the Internet Archive published the Gregg Writer/Today’s Secretary magazine Volumes 6 through 84 (9-1903 through 5-1982). This is the entire run of both magazines, except for Gregg Writer Volumes 1 -5 (4-1899 through 8-1903). The good news is that you can download images for all magazines through 1961. You…
From 1920 through 1960, the English keys for the shorthand plates in the Gregg Writer and Today’s Secretary only appeared in The American Shorthand Teacher (1920-1950) and Business Education World (1950-1990). Scans of every issue of The American Shorthand Teacher and Business Education World are available as separate magazine issues on the Internet Archive. (They…