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.
I’ve recently been looking at the Rider university collection of shorthand stuff donated by Louis Leslie. Rather interesting that the collection has the 1902 manual. I thought that, out of all the preanniversary editions, the 1916 version is the most mature, or the 1888 edition would be there because of its historical significance. A question…
I recently obtained the November 1958 edition of The National Shorthand Reporter. Most of the magazine is not very interesting but I found some fascinating (to me) classified ads on the final pages. Here we can see how an important collection of shorthand books was amassed, and there are a couple of ads indicating that…
The famous poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow appeared in the December 1910 issue of The Gregg Writer written in Pre-Anniversary. Attachment: christmas-bells.pdf
This story by Mark Twain was originally published in 1893 in the book The £1,000,000 Bank-note: And Other Stories (available in Google Books). The story was written in Anniversary and serialized in the January to April 1939 issues of The Gregg Writer. It was released in 1954 as a movie (The Million Pound Note), starring…
Two chapters from the book “Cabbages & Kings” by O. Henry were serialized in the September to November 1937 issues of The Gregg Writer, and written in Anniversary. Attachment: dicky-rouge-et-noir.pdf
This is a legal thriller written by Arthur Train that appeared in his book “Page Mr. Tutt”, whose main character, Ephraim Tutt, predates Perry Mason as the quintessential successful and righteous lawyer. It was serialized in the September 1930 to February 1940 issues of The Gregg Writer, and written in Anniversary. Attachment: stalemate.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 is the second version of Creeds of Great Business Men in Gregg Shorthand. This book was published in 1932 with shorthand plates by Winifred Kenna Richmond. It matches the 1929 Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. In 1933, this book was included in the box set “American Classics in Gregg Shorthand” with four other Shorthand novels….
Here is the second Gregg Shorthand edition of The Man Without a Country. The shorthand plates match the 1929 Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. This book was published circa 1931 with plates by Winifred Kenna Richmond. This book also appeared in a 1933 box set “American Readings in Gregg Shorthand” with four other Gregg Shorthand novels….
This is the third version of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow in Gregg Shorthand. It was published in 1932 and matches the 1929 Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual with plates by Winifred Kenna Richmond. In 1933, this version was included in a box set “American Classics in Gregg Shorthand” with 4 other Gregg Shorthand books. There…