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.
Here is the first Gregg Shorthand edition of The Man Without a Country. It was published in 1922 with Plates by Harriet M. Johnson. It matches the 1916 Gregg Shorthand Manual. This version was included in “Short Classics in Shorthand” (1927). Gregg later published an Anniversary edition (circa 1931) with plates by Winifred Kenna Richmond. That…
Here is the Gregg’s Shorthand Reading Book, which was published in 1900. It matches the 1898 Gregg Shorthand Manual. The shorthand plates are very crude. They were probably written by John Gregg. There is an English text key for each reading selection. Attachment: GreggsShorthandReadingBook1900.pdf (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
Here is the Gregg Shorthand Reader, which was published as a Gregg Supplementary Reading Book in 1912. These are obviously stories taken out of the Gregg Writer magazine. This book matches the 1902 Gregg Shorthand Manual. Attachment: GreggShorthandReader_1912.pdf (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
This is the first Gregg Shorthand version of Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It was published in 1912 and matches the 1902 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand manual. Gregg published two other versions of Legend of Sleepy Hollow with different Shorthand plates. The second version (circa 1924) matches the 1916 Gregg Shorthand manual with plates by Harriet M….
Here is the first Gregg Shorthand version of A Christmas Carol. It was published in 1918. It matches the 1916 Gregg Shorthand Manual. The same plates by Winifred Kenna were used in “Short Classics in Shorthand” (1927), which featured five short novels. An Anniversary edition was created around 1944 with plates by Winifred Kenna Richmond….
Did you know that before publishing The Diamond Necklace in 1923, Gregg serialized the identical shorthand plates in four 1921 issues of the Gregg Writer? The installments were in the following issues: –June 1921 –July 1921 –August 1921 –September 1921 Gregg included the last page in September 1921, which started a new volume and a…
This is the first Gregg Shorthand version of Hamlet written in Gregg Shorthand. This version was first published between July 1915 and July 1916 (Publishers’ Weekly American Educational Catalog). This printing is from 1919-1920, based on the Gregg Offices listed on the title page. The shorthand plates match the 1902 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. The…
“The Art of Making A Speech” is a short Pre-Anniversary book circa 1920. There are a few markings on the pages. Also a few pages were torn in the source book that was scanned. John Gregg’s signature is on the cover, but that might be a fake. Attachment: ArtOfMakingASpeech (by Paul for group greggshorthand)
Here is an excellent black and white scan of “Sign of the Four” circa 1917. The cover is scanned in color, but the text was scanned in black and white. It is an excellent scan and the pages are clean and free of marks. This is definitely written in Pre-Anniversary Shorthand. This is obvious when…
This article written in Pre-Anniversary appeared in the June 1929 issue of the Gregg Writer. Attachment: a-playground-in-death-valley