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This page lists pre-1925 shorthand manuals that are not likely to be used in modern times.
Many of these manuals may have great shorthand methods, and if you discover something you think is worthy of learning and sharing with others, let me know and I'll put it on the 'Shorthands' page with the other more frequently used materials.
All manuals are listed by the creator's name.
Foreign language manuals and alphabetic systems are on the Shorthands page.
If you have manuals to contribute, notice any mistakes, or have any difficulties downloading materials,
please write me at sean@stenophile.com and let me know.
A through H
A through H
Artis
A Short Hand Dictionary and Stenographical Copy Book (1845) There's a manual to this dictionary that couldn't be found on the net.
Artis
A Short Hand Dictionary and Stenographical Copy Book (1845) There's a manual to this dictionary that couldn't be found on the net.
Atkins
Velocigraph (1898) Credit for the scan goes to the Senate House Library, University of London, classmark [C.S.C.] 294
Atkins
Velocigraph (1898) Credit for the scan goes to the Senate House Library, University of London, classmark [C.S.C.] 294
Barton
Something New Comprising a New and Perfect Alphabet (1833) not so much a shorthand as a new phonetic script
Barton
Something New Comprising a New and Perfect Alphabet (1833) not so much a shorthand as a new phonetic script
Beck
The Universal Character (1657) Not so much a shorthand system as a universal language based on grammar
The Universal Character Retyped by fiction author Andy Drummond as research for a book, most likely The Hand-Book of Volapük, which you can read about here.
Beck
The Universal Character (1657) Not so much a shorthand system as a universal language based on grammar
The Universal Character Retyped by fiction author Andy Drummond as research for a book, most likely The Hand-Book of Volapük, which you can read about here.
Bingham
A System of Shorthand on the Principle of the Association of Ideas (1821) (improperly scanned charts)
Bingham
A System of Shorthand on the Principle of the Association of Ideas (1821) (improperly scanned charts)
Burrows
Fluent Shorthand a very simplifed cursive system
Excerpt from Stenografiens Historia by Olof Melin (1915)
Burrows
Fluent Shorthand a very simplifed cursive system
Excerpt from Stenografiens Historia by Olof Melin (1915)
Call
Shorthand for General Use (1911) simple, interesting-looking shorthand system
Christie
Shorthand Past and Present, Omni-Pen Phonography (1885) history, also Pitman variation, no plates
Christie
Shorthand Past and Present, Omni-Pen Phonography (1885) history, also Pitman variation, no plates
Fauvel-Gouraud
Practical Cosmophonography (1850) A System of Writing and Printing all the Principal Languages, with their Exact Pronunciation, by Means of an Original Universal Phonetic Alphabet
Fauvel-Gouraud
Practical Cosmophonography (1850) A System of Writing and Printing all the Principal Languages, with their Exact Pronunciation, by Means of an Original Universal Phonetic Alphabet
Gardiner
The Multum in Parvo Or Desiderata of Stenography (1817)
Graves and Ashton
The Whole Art of Tachygraphy (1775)
The Whole Art of Tachygraphy (1775)
Both copies have defects, but using both cancel out some of their problems.
Graves and Ashton
The Whole Art of Tachygraphy (1775)
The Whole Art of Tachygraphy (1775)
Both copies have defects, but using both cancel out some of their problems.
Guest
The Manual of Compendious Shorthand (1883) the chart at the beginning and some other pages were badly scanned
Guest
The Manual of Compendious Shorthand (1883) the chart at the beginning and some other pages were badly scanned
Hall, T.
Thomas Hill's Shorthand (1860)
J through Z
J through Z
Kneeland
The Fourth Epistle of Peter Translated (1829) not a shorthand but a way of writing phonetically
Kneeland
The Fourth Epistle of Peter Translated (1829) not a shorthand but a way of writing phonetically
Murray
The Young Man's Best Companion and Book of General Knowledge (1823) Pages 52-61, charts are not scanned properly
Murray
The Young Man's Best Companion and Book of General Knowledge (1823) Pages 52-61, charts are not scanned properly
Perkins
Perkins Cryptography or the Most Concise System of Shorthand (1834) It's more of a cypher system, though the author promises the system could be used to take notes in court.
Perkins
Perkins Cryptography or the Most Concise System of Shorthand (1834) It's more of a cypher system, though the author promises the system could be used to take notes in court.
Rochfort
A Treatise Upon Arcanography or a New Method of Secret Writing (1836) No shorthand here, just a system of cryptography writing.
Rochfort
A Treatise Upon Arcanography or a New Method of Secret Writing (1836) No shorthand here, just a system of cryptography writing.
Sproat
An Endeavor Towards a Universal Alphabet (1857) Sproat also offers a shorthand system in a section of the book.
Sproat
An Endeavor Towards a Universal Alphabet (1857) Sproat also offers a shorthand system in a section of the book.
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