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.
These drills from The Stenographic Expert by Willard B. Bottome were serialized in the February to April 1938 issues of The Gregg Writer. The key appears in Chapter 3 of the book, which is attached (thanks to Gregg Student!). Attachment: sentences-on-similar-words.pdf Attachment: BottomeCh3–Similar_Words.pdf
The following is a list of proper names written in Anniversary. Attachment: proper-names-common-christian-names.pdf
I was looking at the Gregg Shorthand key dictionary the other day, and I think it is a great resource. Why don’t I make some sort of bulk translation tool with it? I think it would work better without the dashes (sorry if I’m stepping on anyone’s toes) and I am not aware of software…
This is a self-published workbook for vocabulary with dictation material from 1942 by Mary H. Inglis of Queens College in Charlotte, N.C. The vocabulary is drawn primarily from 5,000 Most-Used Shorthand Forms, like which the chapters and units are all keyed to the Anniversary Manual. The pages were all single-sided, which explains why the page…
The following is a compilation of articles that appeared under the title “The Shorthand Student” on the March 1948 issue of Gregg Magazine. The articles are: 1. Just Right! by William C. Blackwell 2. Blend drills 3. Brief form derivatives drills 4. Brief form drills 5. Typing Transcription Practice 6. Vocabulary of Business Speeches The…
The following drills appeared in the May 1936 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: derivatives-drills.pdf
This is a “Direct-Method” workbook designed to accompany the first 30 units of the Anniversary Manual. The workbook pages were unnumbered and presented in a “continuous” steno format, so that you read from the top page down to the bottom page. I laid it out with the top page verso and the bottom recto. Writing…
This chart summarizes the “R” rules in Anniversary and Pre-Anniversary Gregg, with illustrations of the reverse circle. Attachment: comparative-summary-of-r-forms.pdf
Gregg Shorthand: Progressive Exercises – Anniversary Edition (with Teacher’s Key) This was one of “the Three Red Books” when Anniversary Series was launched in 1929. I redid the ruling on the main text. The rules look a little uneven in the PDF (which is strange, since it’s all the same rule cut-n-pasted), but they look…
A Course of Study for Teaching Gregg Shorthand by the Anniversary Manual Method I learned of this pamphlet from Mr. Blanchard’s book 20 Shortcuts to Shorthand Speed (available at Andrew’s site here) on p. 46. Mr. Blanchard referred to an article he had written in 1933 on “A New and Easy Method for Teaching the…