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 is the first Gregg Shorthand version of A Christmas Carol. It was published in 1918. It matches the 1916 Gregg Shorthand Manual. The same plates by Winifred Kenna were used in “Short Classics in Shorthand” (1927), which featured five short novels. An Anniversary edition was created around 1944 with plates by Winifred Kenna Richmond….
Did you know that before publishing The Diamond Necklace in 1923, Gregg serialized the identical shorthand plates in four 1921 issues of the Gregg Writer? The installments were in the following issues: –June 1921 –July 1921 –August 1921 –September 1921 Gregg included the last page in September 1921, which started a new volume and a…
This is the first Gregg Shorthand version of Hamlet written in Gregg Shorthand. This version was first published between July 1915 and July 1916 (Publishers’ Weekly American Educational Catalog). This printing is from 1919-1920, based on the Gregg Offices listed on the title page. The shorthand plates match the 1902 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. The…
“The Art of Making A Speech” is a short Pre-Anniversary book circa 1920. There are a few markings on the pages. Also a few pages were torn in the source book that was scanned. John Gregg’s signature is on the cover, but that might be a fake. Attachment: ArtOfMakingASpeech (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
Here is an excellent black and white scan of “Sign of the Four” circa 1917. The cover is scanned in color, but the text was scanned in black and white. It is an excellent scan and the pages are clean and free of marks. This is definitely written in Pre-Anniversary Shorthand. This is obvious when…
This article written in Pre-Anniversary appeared in the June 1929 issue of the Gregg Writer. Attachment: a-playground-in-death-valley
A selection taken from The Gregg Writer, June 1927, written in Pre-Anniversary. Attachment: cyclone.pdf
In celebration of our Nation’s birthday, I’m posting three short selections from the Gregg Writer, written in Pre-Anniversary and Anniversary Gregg: (1) Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe, (2) The American Way by Frank M. Dixon, and (3) an extract from the Independence Day speech by John Lathrop, delivered 20 years after…
This is a collection of stories and essays from the Gregg Writer written in Pre-Anniversary. Included are selections by Mark Twain, Napoleon, and other authors. Attachment: gregg-shorthand-reader.pdf
This is the short story by Guy de Maupassant, written in Pre-Anniversary by Georgie Gregg. Attachment: Diamond-Necklace.pdf