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.
Viscount James Bryce was the British Ambassador to the United States from 1907 to 1913. He delivered a speech in 1913 comparing Washington, DC to other capitals of the world. The full speech can be found here. An excerpt of the speech appeared in various newspapers and was written in pre-anniversary in The Gregg Writer….
This short essay appeared in many newspapers of the era honoring the heroes of the nation. It appeared in the June 1926 issue of The Gregg Writer, and it was written in pre-anniversary. Attachment: our-defenders.pdf
A short story by Douglas De Y. Silver of college and team loyalty, written in Pre-Anniversary and serialized in the March to June 1925 issues of The Gregg Writer. It originally appeared in the November 15, 1924 issue of Liberty Magazine. Attachment: signals.pdf
This jury charge selection was used in the 1925 National Shorthand Reporter’s Association Contest and dictated then at 240 wpm. It was rewritten in artistic shorthand and serialized for publication in the September to November 1929 issues of The Gregg Writer. It shows how shortcuts based on the abbreviating principle are routinely employed in taking…
June 14 marks the anniversary of the adoption of the “Stars and Stripes” as the flag of the United States. June 14 is also the birthday of the Army. Two years before the flag was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1777, Congress authorized enlistment of riflemen to serve the United Colonies, taking the…
A selection written in Pre-Anniversary from the June 1924 issue of The Gregg Writer. (It’s amusing that the author makes the assumption that people in the tropics do not need clothes!) Attachment: sheep-raising-and-wool.pdf
A pre-anniversary selection from the September 1927 issue of The Gregg Writer discussing the origins of the automobile. Attachment: who-made-the-first-car.pdf
An amusing story written in Pre-anniversary that appeared in the September 1925 issue of The Gregg Writter. Attachment: speaking-english-in-england.pdf
This is an English key for The Raleigh Rainbows, which was published in Gregg Shorthand in February 1928. A careful search through the copyright database revealed that the copyright was NOT renewed on this shorthand book during the 28th year after publication. Books published in the U.S. from 1923 through 1963 required a copyright renewal…
This is the second Gregg Shorthand version of Rip Van Winkle. It was published in 1921 and matches the 1916 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand manual. The shorthand plates were by Harriet M. Johnson. This version was later included with four other Gregg Shorthand novels in the 1927 collection book “Short Classics in Shorthand.” There are 2…