The Promotion Spirit
This motivational article from the magazine McCalls was written in pre-anniversary and appeared in the March 1917 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: the-promotion-spirit.pdf
The Alphabetic Charts
This article that appeared in the December 1910 issue of The Gregg Writer discusses one of the ways of reviewing Gregg Shorthand: by constructing alphabetic charts. It is a great way of summarizing the major principles of the system. While the chart in this case applies to Pre-Anniversary, it can be adapted to all series…
Christmas Bells
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
Three Christmas Selections
These selections written in Pre-Anniversary appeared in the December 1910 issue of The Gregg Writer. Attachment: three-christmas-selections.pdf
Comparative Summary of “R” Forms
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
The Ruggles Orientator
This selection written in Pre-Anniversary which appeared in the February 1928 issue of The Gregg Writer, discusses the Ruggles Orientator, an early flight simulator that was put into production during World War I. Attachment: the-ruggles-orientator.pdf Below are three pictures of what the machine look like in different flight attitudes: Here is another picture, with Amelia…
Medical Articles
These articles show the use of Gregg Shorthand in medical reporting. Their titles are “Basal Metabolism”, “Relation of Heat Production to the Thyroid Gland”, “Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland”, and “Heart Sounds.” They were written in Pre-anniversary Gregg and were published in the September to November 1927 and in the February 1928 issues of The…
Washington — The World's Most Beautiful Capital
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….
Our Defenders
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
Signals
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