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.
This cover of the June 1942 issue of The Gregg Writer shows Yeoman C. David Rohrer writing Gregg Shorthand blindfolded on a blackboard. As written in the editorial, ‘You’ve seen him before — our blue-jacket on the cover. You have, that is, if you were reading the GREGG WRITER back in April 1941, when…
I’ve just received a message announcing the availability of some issues of The Gregg Writer. The issues available are January 1936, March 1936, May 1936, October 1937, December 1937, November 1938, and December 1939. The owner is happy to give them to anyone from the group for the cost of shipping. If anyone is interested,…
Those interested in the history of Gregg Publishing and/or Gregg Shorthand will enjoy perusing The Light-Liner. A few volumes have recently been put online at the Louis A. Leslie Shorthand Collection website, part of Rider University Libraries. This is a link to Volume 2, numbers 2-8. The other relevant items can be found by typing…
I am working on an index of all of the serialized shorthand stories in the Gregg Writer magazine. The spreadsheet is mostly complete. I will share it with the group when it is complete. If anyone has The Gregg Writer from December 1922, I need to know the following: –What are ALL of the page…
While looking around eBay and AbeBooks for Gregg Materials, I came across a mysterious book called “The Gregg Writer, Volume 15” by “Anonymous”. Apparently, it’s a 736-page print-on-demand book produced by BiblioBazaar LLC. I get the impression that it’s a scanned reproduction of old issues of the Gregg Writer magazine. They say they only do…
As I recall, “The Gregg Writer” magazine used Anniversary, and its successor “Today’s Secretary” used Anniversary initially and Simplified in the later numbers. Is that right? If so, when was the change-over? Or was it gradual, with some issues using Anniversary for some items and Simplified for other items in the same issue? I know…
(by Paul for group greggshorthand) I went to the Los Angeles Public Library recently to view the Gregg Writer on Microfilm. The holding listed v. 1-52; Apr. 20, 1899-June 1950. However, they only had Volumes 6 through 49. (It is possible that Volumes 1-5 and 50-52 were never filmed.) Several other libraries across the U.S….
I am trying to get a complete scan of the Pre-Anniversary 1902 Serialization of “The Diamond Necklace,” which began in the Aug 1914 Gregg Writer. I already posted Parts 1 through 4 from the 8-1914 Gregg Writer, which cover most of the story. I suspect that Parts 5 and 6 appeared in the September 1914 Gregg…
Does anyone know when the Gregg Writer magazine was discontinued and Today’s Secretary was started. I thought that the Gregg Writer was stopped in 1949. But I have an issue from Oct 1949 of the Gregg Writer for Volume 52, which indicates that this volume continued through June 1950. (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
I am missing Pages 49 & 50 from the Sept 1937 Gregg Writer. The bottom half of this back-to-back set of pages was cut out of my copy. Could someone please scan and post those two pages. P. 49 is the last page of the Dickie story. Page 50 is Wits and Wags. (by Paul…