Shorthand: an invention by greeks or romans?
Attachment: shorthand_an_invention_by_greeks_or_romans.pdf (by Waldir for group greggshorthand)
The Career of Charles Lee Swem
There’s a short bio of the great Mr. Swem tucked at the end of a volume entitled A Crossroads of Freedom: The 1912 Speeches of Woodrow Wilson, published in 1956. (The Symonds biography of Dr. Gregg informs us that Mr. Swem passed away that same year.) THE CAREER OF CHARLES LEE SWEM WOODROW…
A John Robert Gregg Biography online
I ran across this and thought I would post it here. http://www.answers.com/topic/john-robert-gregg The biography looks like a pretty good summary of the Cowan biography. Enjoy (by Matthew for group greggshorthand)
Article on Dr. Gregg in Coronet, Jan. 1946
Article is “Shorthand for the Millions,” by Frances Rockmore Velie. Coronet was a small periodical similar in appearance to Reader’s Digest. Attachment: JRG in Coronet – Jan1946.pdf
The Evolution of Gregg Shorthand
A brief, historical overview through the Anniversary series, by Dr. Gregg. From the Gregg Writer, June 1931. Attachment: EvolutionofGreggShorthand
John Robert Gregg and the Story of Gregg Shorthand: 1888-1963
This is a small booklet by Louis Leslie which summarizes the history of Gregg Shorthand until the appearance of the Diamond Jubilee Series. Attachment: jrg-gs-leslie-75
Some Young People Who Have Made Good and Why
Here’s a small booklet from a pretty good 1917 speech by Dr. Gregg to the students of the Gregg College in Chicago. It highlights the life and accomplishments of Miss Tarr, Mr. Swem, and other shorthand greats. The scans were taken from the Louis A. Leslie Collection at the Rider University Library. Attachment: some-young-people-who-have-made-good-and-why
How it all started
The first American edition of “Gregg’s Shorthand”, reprinted in 1931. This booklet was posted here before by one of our members. Attachment: Greggs-Shorthand-1893.pdf
A Pictorial History of Shorthand
An interesting document that was posted long time ago, but somehow disappeared in our move to Multiply. Attachment: Pictorial-Story-Shorthand.pdf
Gregg Shorthand: A Light-line Phonography for the million, 1905. (Google Books)
http://books.google.com/books?id=jUYWAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR10&lpg=PR10&dq=%22gregg+shorthand,+a+light-line+phonography,+1902%22&source=bl&ots=tMAN-FXDcD&sig=M1HH5NKzB5ObKcgo4T83vaiUIsI&hl=en&ei=p-tdS9LkEJSKlAfO25XwBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CBkQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=&f=false Revised edition of the 1902 manual. (by Shorthand-learner for everyone)