A Complete School of Short Hand at Home, by Rupert P. So Relle, Assistant to Mr. Gregg: link
A wonderful find from 1904. Pages 651-664 are the course in shorthand. Can you tell I’m going through the Google Book searches?
Constuction of a Scale for the Knowledge of the System of Gregg Shorthand: link
Article in “Studies in Education”, page 40. Long article. Other entries in same journal on Gregg Shorthand, including a test for pupils. (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
Would like to trade DJS and Series 90 for Anniversary books….
I have Shorthand for Colleges, volume one, DJS, 1965, and Shorthand for Colleges, volume one, Series 90, 1980. If you would like to have these and have Anniversary books which you’d be willing to trade, could you please send me a PM? I have the Anniversary manual, and Progressive Exercises. Continental US please. Thanks very…
Old Sheaffer film on the alphabet and pens: link
http://members2.boardhost.com/pentrace/msg/1262532332.html Short example of writing shorthand starts just after 17 minutes on the video. (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
Help needed for Speedwriting transcription
I received the following email below. If you’re interested in helping, please let me know so that I can forward you the contact information: “I have a document written by my Aunt in a form of Speed Writing. It contains Family Genealogy. The names, dates and places are spelled out, but events, occupations, stories are…
Shorthand in the news
Nice photo of a journalist writing in his notebook, at the White House: http://lauramacdonald.wordpress.com/2009/04/30/shorthand-at-the-white-house/ (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
Can someone help this person with an old journal?
Can anyone help? http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=385949.msg2582328;topicseen Thanks! (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)
The Handywrite whizkid
There’s a 13 year old posting impressive speeds of Handywrite shorthand these last few months. His name is Jan but goes under ‘ocergnairb’ I wonder if he surfs this forum? The major thing I noticed as a pose to my own studies, is that after 3 months he was having almost no gaps between words….
Eclectic Shorthand?
Has anyone successfully learned Cross Eclectic to any degree of proficiency? You can find the whole manual on Google Books. I’m fascinated by the concision and position system, but I’ve been unable to do the shading required for initial H and final R, and when I look through the word lists, I see words like…
Writers of other shorthand systems?
I’m curious about all shorthand systems and have looked through lots. I’m wondering who here actively uses more than Gregg, and what they like about the other systems. I’ve tried to learn Pitman but found the forms start getting tortuously shaped and have a hard time alternating between light and heavy in quick succession. I…