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Show only items with no use restrictions. Sign up for Monthly E-newsletter. In high school, female students took typing and shorthand as a matter of course. During that era, clerical positions were considered desirable ways to make money for single women. Speed and accuracy were requirements for secretarial work, so time tests were given during employment screenings. Gregg shorthand is still being used today, even though the antiquated days of secretaries taking dictation from bosses, then typing their letters on typewriters has mostly gone by the wayside.
Students are using this technique to take notes, keep up with their coursework, and businesspersons are using it to take notes in meetings. But there are more tech-savvy ways to use this technique than the old-fashioned steno pad method.
Gregg shorthand enthusiasts use this technique because it is one of the fastest ways on the planet to record conversations, thoughts, and take notes. Once a person has mastered this abbreviated version of writing language, he or she has a powerful tool literally at his or her fingertips.
David O'keefe, Julius Ensign Rockell. Later correspondence in N. It issued privately printed works on shorthand, its history and literature. Overlapping of correspondents occurs because individuals were members of both the N. Arranged by author. Drafts of typescripts and manuscripts which were not or could not be attributed to the Gregg Publishing Company. Writings-Notes, arranged by subject.
Shorthand notes and some notebooks kept by Gregg regarding topics e. Scrapbooks, ; undated arranged chronologically. Scrapbooks subjects include club activities and the Golden Jubilee Contains letters of tribute and ephemera in honor of John Robert Gregg and Gregg Shorthand, located in Box and outside.
However, this material is part of Gregg's personal library. Newspaper Clippings, , arranged by subject. Periodicals, Clippings, , arranged by by subject. Advertisements, Handbills and Leaflets, arranged alphabetically, circa Material which was issued periodically, monthly and quarterly.
Pamphlets, arranged alphabetically. Books arranged by author or title. Books are especially interesting for it reflects a range of shorthand systems both domestic and foreign and also business education.
Some books are published are published in foreign languages. Miscellaneous song sheets and a watercolor of Janet Gregg and child. Also a small container of 3-d plate, viopticon glass slides. Photographs are the last part of the collection.
Photographs circa , are grouped according to size and subject. Box contains photographs of other individuals. Box contains photographs of outdoor scenes, still life and other similar subjects. All photographs are in black and white. Large oversize photographs are located in Charter drawer 1 Records are organized, proceeding with the domestic records, foreign records, documents, writings, and galley proofs, printed and related material.
The records are divided into correspondence and inter-office communications. Series covers the period before the establishment of the Gregg Publishing Company and the conflict between Thomas S. Malone and Gregg over the authorship of the pamphlet "script Phonography". The minor overlapping of dates between the Company's records and Light-Line occurs! In order to give consistency to a correspondent's letters in the foreign correspondence in the Company records. Also some editions of Light Line Phonography were published after Consists of documents correspondence, printed material and photographs reflect his personal life and interests.
The Collection was donated by his widow and the Gregg publishing Company over a period of years, and his widow retains the copyright. Access information: Cassette tapes, where available must be used in place of reel-to-reel tapes and phonodiscs. VHS video cassette must be used in place of 16 mm. The correspondence is mainly incoming letters to Gregg from friends and colleagues. There are a few typescript replies. The correspondence reflects Gregg's interests, particularly in his business career.
The correspondence is mainly incoming letters to Mrs. The bulk of the correspondence is condolences following the death of her first husband John Robert Gregg. Sympathy letters, cards and telegrams were mailed from around the world. It is a compilation of interviews with friends and associates of John Robert Gregg The participants were Faith Baldwin, Guy S.
Fry, W. Lewis, Louis Pfeiffer, and joint interviews with Mrs. Janet K. Gregg Howell, Mrs. The Writings contribute the most insight into Gregg's thoughts and ideas because of these distinct types of materials: addresses, notes, notebooks and diaries.
The writings are arranged into three sections. The subjects are mainly Gregg Shorthand and shorthand history.
A small portion of the notes are personal in nature and miscellaneous. The tribute scrapbooks , 2 volumes, were presented as gifts to John Robert Gregg in honor of the Gregg Shorthand anniversary celebration. One volume is a collection of congratulatory letters sent to Gregg from his Spanish speaking students in the Caribbean, Central and South America.
The other volume is a collection of typed notes inserted into identical illustrations from the students at the Immaculate Conception Girls Commercial School, Bronx, New York.
This series contains printed material that was not published by the Gregg Publishing Co. The printed material is arranged by type into five sections. Within each of these sections the arrangement varies. The printed material reflects the other types of business and commercial material collected by Gregg. Consist of miscellaneous letters, , letter press copies of Gregg outgoing letter 2 volumes, and printed material.
The letter press copies are incomplete. The location of Parts 1 and 2 is unknown. Researchers should note that the ink on the letter press copies is extremely faded and difficult to read. The printed material includes the first edition and subsequent editions of Light-Line Phonography The correspondents include educators, businessmen, businesswomen, secretaries and students who had an interest in Gregg Shorthand or individuals who had established a commercial or business relationship with Gregg.
The subjects include suggestions on how to improve Gregg Shorthand, comments on the manuals, their personal experience with Gregg Shorthand or rival shorthand systems, and miscellaneous requests. To a lesser extent, there is some correspondence between Janet Gregg and the management team , after she assumed the position of President of the company following Gregg's death in This later correspondence includes the sale of the Gregg Publishing Co.
There is also a limited exchange of correspondence between the Gregg Publishing Co. United States and the Gregg Publishing Co. Subjects discussed in the inter-office correspondence include: changes and improvements to the Gregg manuals and related publications, employee problems, competition from rival shorthand systems, comparative sales reports , financial planning , general merchandise sales reports , general operating statements , and royalty reports Notable correspondents who were employed by the Gregg Publishing Co.
Hagar, General Manager; Guy S. Fry, Secretary Treasurer; Louis A. Leslie, author; and Ernest W. Crockett, Manager of the Gregg Publishing Co. Consist of tax returns, balance sheets and miscellaneous accounts.
The Legal Papers, , consist of agreements, articles of incorporation, copyrights, and the sale of certain assets to McGraw-Hill Publishing Co. The printed material mainly reflects the Gregg Shorthand business material published by the Gregg Publishing Co.
The sections are arranged as follows:. Arranged by type into four sections. Within each of these sections the arrangement is either chronological or alphabetical by author or title. The printed material includes many of the publications available to the public via purchase or subscription during the s. A few of the publications represent Gregg Shorthand published in other languages for example French, Spanish, Russian and Irish Celtic.
Leslie The Artifacts are primarily tributes to John Robert Gregg for his contributions to commercial and business education. The artifacts include a wood plaque, engraved plates and an oil painting scroll. Pictures of John Robert Gregg taken alone or with his family or at conferences and meetings in the United States and the United Kingdom. Miscellaneous photographs include pictures of others and a photograph album of the Gregg School Liverpool, England The Sound Recordings are phonodiscs, with recordings of John Robert Gregg, and audio tapes reel-to-reel that contain an interview with John Robert Gregg in and also reminiscences about Gregg by his wife Janet and their friends.
A recording of a portion of a testimonial dinner sponsored by the New York Academy of Public Education to honor John Gregg's contributions to public education. The toastmaster was Dr. Eugene A. Colligan, president of Hunter College. The speakers were: Mr.
Collins Spillman [sp? Russell, who recounted the importance of shorthand in business. The proceedings were broadcast on WHN radio, where they were originally recorded. Time: An interview with John Gregg dated April 3, , in which he explains why he developed an interest in shorthand, and discusses the development of his company and the use of shorthand in business and in the legal profession.
Time: 4: This variety show, broadcast on WOR on January 29, , featured an interview with John Gregg in which relates how he became proficient in five systems of shorthand and developed his own method as a teenager. He also describes the development of his own company. The interview is interspersed with musical performances.
John Gregg relates the reasons he studied different systems of shorthand in his childhood and youth, and how he developed his own system when he was twenty. Bessie Smith and John Gregg discuss the impact of shorthand and typewriting on office practices, the changing role of women in business, and the practice of "cuffing" children.
Janet Gregg describes the kinds of work she does for the Gregg company. Time: 2: John Gregg Jr. They relate various recollections and stories about John Gregg including: a sledding accident he had as a child; his style of dress; his habit of growing his hair long; his involvement with the Irish community; his support of a local art club; his interest in croquet and billiards; the reasons he purchased a home in Cannondale, Connecticut; and his travels in England and Ireland.
Silent footage of the Gregg family at a wedding in Sheffield, Massachusetts; at a riding club in Wilton, Connecticut; and relaxing by a pool.
This film was shot during the summer of Color, feet. A silent film of the Gregg family at their pool during the summers of and A silent film of the Gregg family at the beach and in their pool at Cannondale, which was shot in July Footage of the construction of a pool in the Gregg's backyard, which was filmed in There is also footage of the family swimming in a lake. Silent footage of the Gregg family playing in their pool in Cannondale and posing for family pictures at the Scandretts's home.
Silent footage of John Gregg's daughters, Katie and Barbara, playing on a roof, followed by film of a graduation ceremony at the University of Illinois.
Black and White, feet. Black and white, feet. Silent film of the Gregg family swimming in their pool at Cannondale and on a visit to Bronx Zoo. This silent film features footage of an office party attended by Gregg. Black and white, 50 feet. Silent footage of the Gregg family on a trip to the western United States in Silent footage of the Gregg family in New Canaan, Connecticut and playing polo at an unidentified location.
This segment is followed by footage shot on the roof of their home in New York City. Silent footage of the Gregg family playing in and around their pool in the summers of and Silent footage of the Gregg family viewing the parade of troops through the town of Mayfield.
This is followed by footage of the children playing on a lawn; footage of them aboard a ship; and film of a royal color guard. Silent footage of the Gregg family at their pool and playing a game of croquet in the summer of This is followed by film of them sledding down a hillside during the winter.
Silent film footage of the Gregg family's tour of Europe in , which includes scenes of Amsterdam, The Hague, and London. There is also footage of a child playing with geese and riding her tricycle. Silent footage of the Gregg family at the home of the Goodell's, in the summer of Silent footage of the Gregg family on board the Berengaria followed by scenes of them in Gram mercy Park and Princeton. Black and white, 40 feet.
Silent footage of the Gregg family in the front of and in the garden of the Ponce de Leon Hotel, a beach-front establishment in St. Augustine, Florida. Silent footage of the Gregg family on the roof of their home in New York City, followed by scenes of them on the beach in St.
This silent film features John Gregg as he visited Amsterdam in October Silent footage of John Gregg in his office and at a convention in Toronto, Canada in Black and white, 25 feet. Silent film of Jackie's first birthday, followed by footage of the Scandrett family. Silent footage of the Gregg family at a celebration at Gram mercy Park and vacationing in Larchmont.
Silent footage of a party, apparently at John Gregg's office, in the fall of This is followed by footage of the Gregg family during the summer of Color, 50 feet. E Contact. D Digitized. John Robert Gregg collection.
Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online. John Robert Gregg never failed to acknowledge the early pioneers of shorthand, in his address "Evolution of the Principles of Shorthand Construction" Gregg states: "As I was one of those who attempted the solution of the problem of constructing a system that would retain the best features of the system I have mentioned, I wish to do what I have done on so many occasions - acknowledge my indebtness to the English, French and German authors of shorthand".
Pamphlets ; undated Published pamphlets of the Company. Administrative information Source of acquisition The Collection was donated by his widow and the Gregg publishing Company over a period of years, and his widow retains the copyright. Access to materials Request access to this collection.
Gregg Publishing Company. Domestic Correspondence. Anderson - Angus. Armstrong - Austin. Benjamin - Bernstein, M. Bigelow - Bogart. Bogle - Bolton, F. Bond-Wickner - Bonnett. Boston University - Boyer. Boynton, Paul M. Bozman - Brewington. Bridges - Brown. Brown, L. Burgoyne - Butts. Chambers - Chase, E.
Chase National Bank - Clarke. Coffin - Columbia. Commercial - Conly. Coronet Magazine - Cutler. Darrow, C. Donnelly - Dupignac. Fowble - Frazee, J. Frazee, V. Gehrman - Gentry. Gilmore - Golding. Good - Goodspeed Book Shop. Gorman - Graham, M. Granlund - Greenwood. Gregg, A. Hackett - Hall, Chas. Hall, Roland - Hankinson. Hanna - Harper's Bros. Harris - Harvey, T. Healey, Horace G. Healy, J. Heighes - Hemple. Henderson, L. Hirons, J. Hoke - Holtsclaw. Horn - Howard, C. Hubbard, E.
Ickes - Ingersoll. Isabella - Israel. Jacklin - Jackson. Jarrett - Jensen. John - Johnson, H. Johnson, S. Keefover - Keller. Kelley, Raymond P. Kennedy, R. Kimball - Kingdom. Kinman - Kirkpatrick. Kirkwood - Klein. Knister - Knowles.
Lamb, F. Law, E. Lessenberry - Linstrom. Library - District of Columbia. Library - New York Public Library. Lippman - Lockhart.
MacArthur - McConnell, B. McConnell, Burt M. McCormack - McCrory. McCutcheon, R. McDermut - McDonald. McFarland - McGregor. McIntosh - McLaughlin. McMahon - McNamara, A. Manashaw - Markey. Meadows, George A. Mechler - Melrose. Metcalf - Middleton. Milllar - Miller, C. Miller F. Miller School, NYC. Miracle - Morley. National - Newsom. Nichols, O. Oakey - O'Connor. Odell, William R. Ohrstrom - Oppenheim. Park - Partridge. Paterson - Pearson. Pfeiffer, H.
Phelps - Phinney. Prescott - Pruehs. Raguese - Rasmussen, J. Rasmussen, Walter. Redshaw Company - Reichard. Reigner, Charles. Remington Typewriter Co. How to pronounce gregg shorthand?
Alex US English. David US English. Mark US English. Daniel British. Libby British. Mia British. Karen Australian. Hayley Australian. Natasha Australian. Veena Indian. Priya Indian. Neerja Indian. Zira US English. Oliver British.
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