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.
Attached is English text version of the 1914 Pre-Anniversary (1902) Serialization of “The Diamond Necklace.” This is from the September and October 1914 Gregg Writer. This key is significant because it is the same text used for all 4 Gregg Shorthand versions of “The Diamond Necklace”: PA 1902 (1914), PA 1916 (1923), Anniversary (1931), Anniversary…
Attached is the 7 part serialization of “The Diamond Necklace” in Pre-Anniversary 1902 Gregg Shorthand. This version was never published in book form. It was serialized in the Gregg Writer starting August 1914 with Parts I through 4. Parts 5 through 7 were included in the September 1914 Gregg Writer. The key was included in…
Attached is an incomplete serialization of “The Diamond Necklace” in Pre-Anniversary 1902 Gregg Shorthand. This version was never published in book form. It was serialized in the Gregg Writer starting August 1914 with Parts I through 4 (included in the attached file). There were probably 2 more parts that were published in the Sept and…
A great selection from the October 1921 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: worlds-oldest-govt.gif
Here is the English key for Raleigh Rainbows, Chapters 1 through 5. I have the entire 20 chapters in manuscript. I will type up the others as time allows. These chapters are limited to the rules from the corresponding chapters in the 1916 Gregg Shorthand Manual. Overall, this is a good learning tool, but the…
Attached is a comparison of Page 6 of the 1919 and 1931 editions of Alice in Wonderland in Gregg Shorthand. The 1919 Alice in Wonderland Gregg Shorthand edition conformed to the 1916 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. In 1931, the 1919 Shorthand plates were revised to conform to the 1929 Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. With 154…
Here is the second half of Raleigh Rainbows. This half contains chapters 16 through 20. The page numbering in the PDF file starts at Page 78 to match the pagination. Attachment: RaleighRainbows_PA1916_Pub1920s_Pt2.pdf (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
Here is the first half of Raleigh Rainbows. This is a rare book. It is probably the rarest of all of the Gregg Shorthand novels because it was only in print for a few years. Raleigh Rainbows was meant to be used by a new Gregg Shorthand student who had just started using the 1916…
Here is an English Text version of Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe. It is from a 1909 Book “Selected Tales of Mystery” by Edgar Allen Poe. This can be used with the Pre-Anniversary Shorthand version I posted earlier. I have not yet compared this English text to the Shorthand plates…
Here is “The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allen Poe in Pre-Anniversary Shorthand. Someone gave this to me. I don’t know that exact date, but it seems to be from around 1920. Pages 5 through 7are faded and hard to read. There are 20 pages with no cover. Attachment: FallOfHouseOfUsherPA1916_Circa1920.pdf (by Paul…