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.
A Christmas Effigy was serialized in 1916 pre-anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer in December 1921 and January 1922. This story by Archie P. McKishnie appeared in the Farmers’ Magazine (Toronto). I cannot seem to find a biography on this man, but here is a link to a bibliography with a few of his works:…
Where is They Sting (1920) was serialized in the Gregg Writer magazine in 1916 Pre-anniversary shorthand in August and September 1922. There is an Anniversary version serialized in the Gregg Writer magazine from March to May 1936. (I believe that this version was posted elsewhere on this blog.) This story was published in All-Story magazine…
A Tale from a Log Mill was serialized in the Gregg Writer in 1916 Pre-anniversary shorthand in February and March 1921. Authorship was credited to Ethel R. Brown; Berkeley High School; Berkeley, California. The Tale of a Log Mill was written in Anniversary shorthand for Gregg Speed Studies (1929). Authorship was credited to Ethel M….
The Story of a Thousand-Year Pine (1906) was serialized in the Gregg Writer from April to May 1929. The story is in 1916 preanniversary shorthand. (The Anniversary Manual came out in May 1929, so it would’ve been premature to write this story in Anniversary shorthand.) A much shorter version of this story was written in…
I put a new color scan of The Great Stone Face (1912) on the Internet Archive today. This is the first Gregg Shorthand version. It matches the 1902 manual. This version was first serialized in the Gregg Writer magazine from October 1908 to March 1910. Except for the first two pages, all of the plates…
The Sign Language was serialized in 1916 Pre-Anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer from September through December 1924. The story appeared in Harper’s magazine in 1917. The author, Charles Caldwell Dobie, worked in the insurance industry until he could devote his career to full-time writing. Here is his biography: https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6vd723j Link to the story: SignLanguage
A Man’s Chance was serialized in 1916 Pre-Anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer from November 1919 through January 1920. At the very end of the story, the author is credited as “William E. Park in System.” I could not find anything on the Internet about the author or System magazine. Here is the link: MansChance
Left Behind (1905) by Arthur Ruhl was serialized in 1916 pre-Anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer from September through December 1921. The story appeared in Scribner’s Magazine in September 1905. Arthur Ruhl was an athlete turned journalist. He wrote books and published magazine stories. Left Behind seems to be a story about a track meet….
I uploaded a color scan of Supplementary Exercises in Gregg Shorthand (1918) to the Internet Archive today. This book provides extra exercises for the 1916 Gregg Shorthand manual. This is a color scan of an original copy with plates that are not faded. It is easy to read. I have two black and white scans…
The Holly Tree (1855) by Charles Dickens appeared in a collection book called Christmas Stories (1854?). It was serialized in Anniversary shorthand in the Gregg Writer in December 1944 and January 1945. It is difficult to determine whether the story first appeared in the Christmas Stories collection or in a separate book or magazine. There…