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June 14, 2025:
Added to the French Section of the Shorthands Page:
Méthode Moderne de Sténographie Pitman New Era Avec Clef (1970)
Added to the New Era Section of the Pitman Page:
Pitman Shorthand Dictation Course (1937)
Pitman's Shorthand Rapid Course New Era (1937)
Pitman Advanced Dictation Course (1938)
Phonography or Writing by Sound Being Also a New and Natural System of Shorthand (1840)
Lightning Cuts in Shorthand - Aiyar (1950)
Medical Reporting In Pitman's New Era (1950)
Pitman Phonographic Phrase Book New Era (1950)
Pitman's Reporter's Phrase Book - Aiyar (1950)
Pitman 100-120wpm Dictation Speeds (1952)
New Course in Pitman Shorthand New Era (1954)
High-Speed Shorthand Round the World (1961)
Pitman Secretarial Shorthand (1967)
Pitman's Shorthand Manual New Era (1968)
Pitman New Era Shorthand Spontaneous Outlines for Commonly Used Words (1989)
Pitmanic Shorthand A Complete Textbook On The American Pitman System (2007)
June 12, 2025 New Additions:
Cricket's Shorthand Website to the 'Links' page.
June 11, 2025 New Additions to the Pitman Page:
Correlated Dictation and Transcription (1946)
700 Common Word Outlines Arranged in Alphabetical Order and Reading Passages (1950)
Pitman Business Letters in 3 Volumes (1950)
Pitman New Era Shorthand Spontaneous Outlines for Commonly Used Words (1989)
The Pitman 2000 Dictionary Of English And Shorthand (1990)
June 8, 2025 New Additions to the Pitman Page:
A Student's Review of Pitman's New Era (1960)
June 8, 2025 New Additions to the Pitman Page:
New Era
The New Era Spelling Manual Specially Arranged For Commercial and Civil Service Exams (1932)
New Standard Dictation Course (1933)
Pitman's Five Minute Speed Tests New Era (1951)
Teach Yourself Pitman Shorthand (1967)
A Student's Review of Pitman Shorthand Dictation Book New Era (1970)
Teach Yourself Pitman's College Shorthand (1972)
Pitman Shorterhand Pitman 2000 (1972)
Writing And Transcription Skill Development (1973)
Pitman Shorterhand Dictionary for Students and Teachers (1976)
Pitman Shorthand Speedbuilder New Era (1987)
Teach Yourself Shorthand Pitman New Era (1987)
June 6, 2025 New Additions to the Pitman Page:
Pitman Shorthand Instructor & Key - New Era (1973)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes Vol 2 - New Era in the Reading Materials section.
Phonography, or Writing by Sound Being Also a New and Natural System of Shorthand (1840) in the Older Pitman Manuals section.
June 5, 2025 New Additions to the Pitman Page:
New Era:
New Standard Course Revised and Enlarged (1936)
Guide To Phrasing In Pitman New Era (1938)
Basic Course in Pitman Shorthand New Era (1948)
Brown's Shortcuts in Shorthand, New Era (1950)
Developing Shorthand Skills A Graded Program Correlated with New Basic Course (1965)
Learning and Testing Short Forms Exercises Graded According to the New Course (1966)
700 Common-Word Reading and Dictation Exercises New Era (1968)
Pitman Shorthand Dictation and Transcription (1964)
New Basic Course in Pitman Shorthand (1967)
A New Review of Pitman Shorthand New Era (1970)
A New Review of Pitman Shorthand Dictation Books and Key New Era (1970)
A Commentary on Pitman New Era Shorthand (1974)
Medical Words and Phrases in New Era (1987)
Pitman New Era Anniversary Edition (1988)
Pitman New Era Workbook Lessons 13-20 (1988)
Pitman 2000:
Pitman 2000 Shorthand for Today (1974)
Pitman 2000 Dictation Practice Workbook (1975)
Pitman 2000 First Dictionary (1976)
Pitman 2000 Speed Development (1976)
Pitman 2000 Skill Book (1976)
Pitman 2000 Beginners, Please! (1977)
Pitman 2000 Speedbuilder (1978)
Pitman 2000 Reporting Style (1979)
Pitman 2000 First Dictionary (1982)
Pitman 2000 Phrase Book (1982)
Pitman 2000 First Course Graded Exercises (1982)
Pitman 2000 Speed Examination (1982)
Pitman 2000 Speedbuilder (1983)
Pitman 2000 French Conversion Course (1984)
Pitman 2000 Short Course (1986)
Pitman 2000 Teach Yourself Shorthand (1986)
Pitman 2000 Minute-by-Minute Speed Development (1988)
Pitman 2000 Spontaneous Outlines (1989)
Pitman 2000 First Course Review (1995)
June 4, 2025 New Additions to the Teeline Section of the Shorthands Page:
Advanced Teeline (1972)
Teeline (Blend of Basic and Advanced) - Hill (1980)
Teeline Gold Word List - Hill, Smith & Tilly (1982)
Teeline Shorthand (Made Simple) - Butler (1982)
Handbook For Teeline Teachers - Butler (1983)
Teeline Revised Edition - Hill & Bowers (1983)
Second Teeline Workbook - Hill and Bowers (1984)
Teeline Word Groupings - Hill & Bowers (1987)
First Teeline Workbook Revised Edition Hill and Bowers (1990)
Teeline Gold Speed Ladder - Bowers & Hall (1992)
Teeline Gold Shorthand Dictation Pack Stages I, II and III - Spencer (2000)
Teeline for Journalists - Johnston (2006)
June 4, 2025 New Additions to the Teeline Section of the Shorthands Page:
Advanced Teeline (1972)
Teeline (Blend of Basic and Advanced) - Hill (1980)
Teeline Gold Word List - Hill, Smith & Tilly (1982)
Teeline Shorthand (Made Simple) - Butler (1982)
Handbook For Teeline Teachers - Butler (1983)
Teeline Revised Edition - Hill & Bowers (1983)
Second Teeline Workbook - Hill and Bowers (1984)
Teeline Word Groupings - Hill & Bowers (1987)
First Teeline Workbook Revised Edition Hill and Bowers (1990)
Teeline Gold Speed Ladder - Bowers & Hall (1992)
Teeline Gold Shorthand Dictation Pack Stages I, II and III - Spencer (2000)
Teeline for Journalists - Johnston (2006)
June 3, 2025 New Additions:
Blind Court Reporter Has Storied Career in the 'Articles' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
June 1, 2025
New Additions to the New Chinook Section of the Shorthands Page:
The Wawa Shorthand Instructor or The Duployan Stenographer Adapted to English (1896)
The Wawa Shorthand First Reading Book (1896)
Chinook and Shorthand Rudiments (1898)
Latin Manual (1896) the Catholic mass
Contrition and Other Selections in Chinook Shorthand - Jamuar (1913)
New Additions to the Gregg Page:
The Story of Gregg Shorthand - Leslie
Index to Research in Business and Office Education
An Empirical Study of the Relative Merits of Gregg Shorthand - Deemer (1944)
Variations in the Speed of Writing of Symbol Combinations (1950)
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
The Queen's Chameleon The Life of John Byrom - Hancox (1994)
Timothe Bright Doctor of Phisicke - A Memoir of The Father of Modern Shorthand - Carlton (1911)
Notarii and Exceptores An Inquiry Into Role and Significance of Shorthand Writers in the Imperial and Ecclesiastical Bureaucracy of the Roman Empire - Teitler (1985)
Allgemeine Geschichte der Kurzschrift - Johnen (1940) in the 'History' and 'German' sections.
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
The Queen's Chameleon The Life of John Byrom - Hancox (1994)
Timothe Bright Doctor of Phisicke - A Memoir of The Father of Modern Shorthand - Carlton (1911)
Notarii and Exceptores An Inquiry Into Role and Significance of Shorthand Writers in the Imperial and Ecclesiastical Bureaucracy of the Roman Empire - Teitler (1985)
Allgemeine Geschichte der Kurzschrift - Johnen (1940) in the 'History' and 'German' sections.
May 31, 2025
New Additions to the Gregg Page:
John Gregg on Rare Shorthand Books (1922)
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
The Willis Byrom Club Bulletin Vol 1 1902-1909 in the 'Byrom' and the 'Willis' sections.
John Willis S.T.B. and Edmond Willis - Wright (1920)
Timothie Bright and the Origins of Early Modern Shorthand - Fleming (2024) in the 'History' section.
New Additions to the Historical Page:
Dr. Franklin - A Phonographer
May 31, 2025
New Additions to the Gregg Page:
John Gregg on Rare Shorthand Books (1922)
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
The Willis Byrom Club Bulletin Vol 1 1902-1909 in the 'Byrom' and the 'Willis' sections.
John Willis S.T.B. and Edmond Willis - Wright (1920)
Timothie Bright and the Origins of Early Modern Shorthand - Fleming (2024) in the 'History' section.
New Additions to the Historical Page:
Dr. Franklin - A Phonographer
May 30, 2025
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Gáti István Steganographia Karcsolatban A Modern Stenographiávan (1889) to the Hungarian section.
May 30, 2025
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Gáti István Steganographia Karcsolatban A Modern Stenographiávan (1889) to the Hungarian section.
May 29, 2025
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Ancient and Medieval Shorthand - Heffley (1888)
History of Shorthand - Benn Pitman 1856 also added to the 'Pitman' page.
The Want of the Age or Phonetic Shorthand Including a Brief History of the Arts of Writing and Shorthand - Isaac Pitman (1859) also added to the 'Pitman' page.
May 29, 2025
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Ancient and Medieval Shorthand - Heffley (1888)
History of Shorthand - Benn Pitman 1856 also added to the 'Pitman' page.
The Want of the Age or Phonetic Shorthand Including a Brief History of the Arts of Writing and Shorthand - Isaac Pitman (1859) also added to the 'Pitman' page.
May 28, 2025
New Additions to the Pitman Page:
Stenographic Sound Hand (1837)
Life and Labor of Sir Isaac Pitman by Benn Pitman (1902)
New Additions to the Taylor Page:
Transcriptions of Taylor's 5th and 6th Edition Plates (zip file) on the 'Taylor' page.
May 28, 2025
New Additions to the Pitman Page:
Stenographic Sound Hand (1837)
Life and Labor of Sir Isaac Pitman by Benn Pitman (1902)
New Additions to the Taylor Page:
Transcriptions of Taylor's 5th and 6th Edition Plates (zip file) on the 'Taylor' page.
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Anleitung zur Deutschen Redezeichenkunst - Gabelsberger (1834)
Bibliography of Shorthand by Westby-Gibson in the 'History' section of 'Additional Materials'
English Shorthand Alphabets 1602 - 1837 in the 'Shorthand Comparisons' section of 'Additional Materials'
New Additions to the Historical Page:
Leonard's Short Hand for the People (1838)
Analysis of Sounds, Newton's Stenography (1838)
Plain Instructions for the Attainment of an Improved, Complete, and Practical System of Short-Hand (1838) by Foster
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Anleitung zur Deutschen Redezeichenkunst - Gabelsberger (1834)
Bibliography of Shorthand by Westby-Gibson in the 'History' section of 'Additional Materials'
English Shorthand Alphabets 1602 - 1837 in the 'Shorthand Comparisons' section of 'Additional Materials'
New Additions to the Historical Page:
Leonard's Short Hand for the People (1838)
Analysis of Sounds, Newton's Stenography (1838)
Plain Instructions for the Attainment of an Improved, Complete, and Practical System of Short-Hand (1838) by Foster
May 24, 2025
New Additions to the Gregg Page:
Computer Analyzed Vocabulary-Controlled Dictation Materials Series 90 (1981)
Shorthand - Secretarial Research Index
Gregg Shorthand for the Administrative Assistant Centennial (1990)
Gregg Shorthand For The Administrative Assistant Workbook (1990)
Gregg Medical Shorthand Manual and Dictionary (1953)
Gregg Medical Shorthand Dictionary for Secretaries (1978)
Gregg Shorthand Centennial Edition College Book 1 (1990)
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Byrom Improved Method Against Memory - Jones (1832)
Plain Instructions for Acquiring Gurney's Short-Hand - Shorter (1831)
Nouvelle Ëcriture et Sténographie (1832) to the French section
New Additions to the Shorthands Page:
Byrom Improved Method Against Memory - Jones (1832)
Plain Instructions for Acquiring Gurney's Short-Hand - Shorter (1831)
Nouvelle Ëcriture et Sténographie (1832) to the French section
May 23, 2025 New Additions to the Gregg Page:
Direct-Method Materials (1933)
Gregg Dictation and Transcription (1937)
Shorthand Textbook - A Self Teaching Course (1943) from the U.S. Armed Forces Institute
Gregg Shorthand 1 Diamond Jubilee (1965)
Gregg Shorthand 2 Diamond Jubilee (1966)
Transcript of Shorthand & Key to Self-Checks for Gregg Shorthand 2 (1966)
Workbook for Gregg Shorthand Dictation and Transcription Centennial (1989)
Workbook for Transcription Skill Development Gregg Centennial (1989)
May 22, 2025
New Addition to the Historical Page:
Carstairs' Practical System of Short-Hand (1829)
New Additions to the Gregg Page:
Gregg Speed Building Simplified (1949)
Transcription for Colleges, Simplified (1959)
Simplified for Colleges, Vol 1 (1958)
Simplified for Colleges, Vol 2 (1958)
Short Business Letters for Dictation and Transcription Diamond Jubilee Series (1970)
Gregg Shorthand Series 90 Manual (1978)
Series 90 Dictionary (1983)
Student's Transcript of Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Transcription Series 90 (1981)
Workbook for Gregg Shorthand Including Functional Method Series 90 (1978)
Student's Transcript of Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Series 90 Vol 1 (1980)
Workbook for Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Series 90 Vol 2 1980
College Dictation For Transcription Series 90 (1981)
Expert Speed Building Series 90 (1985)
Student's Transcript Of Gregg Expert Speed Building Series 90 (1985)
Legal Terminology and Transcription (1981)
Gregg Speed Building Series 90 (1979)
Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Transcription Series 90 (1981)
Key to Workbook for Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Series 90 (1980)
Dictation For Transcription Series 90 (1979)
Instructor's Handbook for Gregg Shorthand for Colleges (1980)
Most-Used Words and Phrases (1978)
Gregg Shorthand 2, A Gregg Text-Kit (1984)
Gregg Dictation and Introductory Transcription Series 90 (1978)
May 21, 2025 New Additions:
An Improved System of Short Hand Writing - Enfield (1828) to the Mavor section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Sistema di Stenografia - Delpino 1a Ed (1819) to the Italian section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Two New and Efficient Systems of Stenography (1823) by Jackson on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or An Easy System of Short Hand (1826) by Hinton on the 'Historical' page.
The Young Man's Best Companion and Book of General Knowledge (1823) by Murray on the 'Historical' page.
May 21, 2025 New Additions:
An Improved System of Short Hand Writing - Enfield (1828) to the Mavor section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Sistema di Stenografia - Delpino 1a Ed (1819) to the Italian section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Two New and Efficient Systems of Stenography (1823) by Jackson on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or An Easy System of Short Hand (1826) by Hinton on the 'Historical' page.
The Young Man's Best Companion and Book of General Knowledge (1823) by Murray on the 'Historical' page.
May 18, 2025
New Moat Additions:
A new scan of The Short Hand Standard and a pdf of the Moat Shorthand Plates has been added to the 'Moat' section of the 'Shorthands' page, and the Moat Shorthand website has been added to both the 'Links' page and the 'Moat' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
New Additions to the Gregg Page:
Refresher Course in Diamond Jubilee (1970)
Gregg Dictation Diamond Jubilee (1963)
Student's Transcription Of the Diamond Jubilee Manual (1971)
Gregg Shorthand for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Vol 1 (1973)
Gregg Shorthand for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Vol. 2 (1973)
Student's Transcript of Gregg Shorthand for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Vol 1 (1973)
Student's Transcript of Gregg Shorthand for Colleges, Diamond Jubilee Vol 2 (1973)
Workbook for Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Diamond Jubilee Vol 1 (1973)
Gregg Shorthand Speed Building for Colleges Diamond Jubilee (1976)
Student's Transcript of Gregg Speed Building for Colleges Diamond Jubilee (1966)
College Dictation For Transcription Diamond Jubilee (1975)
Student's Transcript of Gregg Shorthand for Colleges Transcription Diamond Jubilee (1975)
May 18, 2025 - New Additions:
Diamond Jubilee Manual (1963) and Diamond Jubilee Manual (1971) on the 'Gregg' page.
Diamond Jubilee Dictionary 1971 on the 'Gregg' page.
Gregg Transcription Diamond Jubilee (1963) on the 'Gregg' page.
Most-Used Words and Phrases (1963) in the Diamond Jubilee section of the 'Gregg' page.
Gregg Dictation Simplified (1949) on the 'Gregg' page.
Gregg Transcription Simplified (1950) on the 'Gregg' page.
The Medical Secretary Terminology and Transcription (1960) and The Technical Secretary, Terminology and Transcription (1968) in the 'Simplified' section of the 'Gregg' page.
Methods of Teaching Gregg Shorthand - Leslie (1953) and Methods Of Teaching Shorthand And Transcription (1982) in the 'Gregg Reference Materials' section of the 'Gregg' page.
Compendio de la Taquigrafia Española - Martí (1659) in the Spanish section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Stenographia Neu Y Gelfyddid O Ysgrifenu Llaw Fer (1816) in the Welsh section of the 'Shorthands' page.
An Essay to Simplify and Improve the System of Shorthand Invented by Dr. Byrom (1814) by Adams on the 'Shorthands' page.
A New and Simple System of Short Hand (1814) by Dangerfield on the 'Historical' page.
The Multum in Parvo Or Desiderata of Stenography (1817) by 'Gardiner' on the 'Historical' page.
May 15, 2025 - New Additions:
Methodes pour Apprendre a Lire (1633) by Cossard in the French section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Steno Tricographie (1850) by Adnet-Molé in the German section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Tacheographia (1678) by Ramsay in the German section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Stenographia o Arte de Escribir Abreviado (1800) by Marti in the Spanish section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Taquigrafía o Método de Escribir (1800) by Alvarez in the Spanish section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Scrittura Elementare Ossia Arte di Scrivere (1797) by Molina in the Italian section of the 'Shorthands' page.
A Concise System of Practical Swift Writing or Rational Shorthand by Radcliffe on the 'Taylor' page.
Harwin's Easy and Expeditious System of Short Hand (1800) on the 'Historical' page.
New System of Shorthand (1804) by Williams on the 'Historical' page.
The Accomplished Tutor (1800) by Hodson on the 'Historical' page.
The Laboratory (1799) by Symonds on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or The Art of Short Hand Perfected (1802) by an unknown author on the 'Historical' page.
May 15, 2025 - New Additions:
Methodes pour Apprendre a Lire (1633) by Cossard in the French section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Steno Tricographie (1850) by Adnet-Molé in the German section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Tacheographia (1678) by Ramsay in the German section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Stenographia o Arte de Escribir Abreviado (1800) by Marti in the Spanish section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Taquigrafía o Método de Escribir (1800) by Alvarez in the Spanish section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Scrittura Elementare Ossia Arte di Scrivere (1797) by Molina in the Italian section of the 'Shorthands' page.
A Concise System of Practical Swift Writing or Rational Shorthand by Radcliffe on the 'Taylor' page.
Harwin's Easy and Expeditious System of Short Hand (1800) on the 'Historical' page.
New System of Shorthand (1804) by Williams on the 'Historical' page.
The Accomplished Tutor (1800) by Hodson on the 'Historical' page.
The Laboratory (1799) by Symonds on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or The Art of Short Hand Perfected (1802) by an unknown author on the 'Historical' page.
May 12, 2025 - New Addition:
Opsigraphy, Being a Method of National Stenography (189?) by 'Unknown' on the 'Historical' page.
May 12, 2025 - New Addition:
Opsigraphy, Being a Method of National Stenography (189?) by 'Unknown' on the 'Historical' page.
May 11, 2025 - New Additions:
Gurney's Brachygraphy Improved (1789) on the 'Shorthands' page.
Tacheographie Francoise et Latine (1683) by Ramsay in the 'French' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Natural Short-Hand (1770) by Holdsworth and Aldridge on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or An Easy System of Short-Hand Writing (1787) by Graham on the 'Historical' page.
A New Scheme of Short Hand Writing, Being an Improvement on Palmer's (1783) in the 'Byrom' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
May 11, 2025 - New Additions:
Gurney's Brachygraphy Improved (1789) on the 'Shorthands' page.
Tacheographie Francoise et Latine (1683) by Ramsay in the 'French' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Natural Short-Hand (1770) by Holdsworth and Aldridge on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or An Easy System of Short-Hand Writing (1787) by Graham on the 'Historical' page.
A New Scheme of Short Hand Writing, Being an Improvement on Palmer's (1783) in the 'Byrom' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
May 9, 2025 - New Additions:
A few days ago I added a new paged called 'Images and Videos' to the website, and today added a bio to the page about Vivien Spitz, stenographer and author who worked in Congress and at the Nuremberg trials.
Universal Stenography (1792) by Mavor on the 'Shorthands' page.
May 6, 2025 - New Additions:
Brachygraphy (1778) by Gurney on the 'Shorthands' page.
Brachygraphy or Short-Writing (1770) by Gurney on the 'Shorthands' page.
Character pro Notitia Linguarum Universali (1661) by Becher in the 'Latin' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Mercury Or The Secret and Swift Messenger (1694) by Rich on the 'Historical' page.
Cryptography or a New System of Short-Hand (1780) by Swaine and Simms on the 'Historical' page.
May 6, 2025 - New Additions:
Brachygraphy (1778) by Gurney on the 'Shorthands' page.
Brachygraphy or Short-Writing (1770) by Gurney on the 'Shorthands' page.
Character pro Notitia Linguarum Universali (1661) by Becher in the 'Latin' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Mercury Or The Secret and Swift Messenger (1694) by Rich on the 'Historical' page.
Cryptography or a New System of Short-Hand (1780) by Swaine and Simms on the 'Historical' page.
May 2, 2025 - New Addition:
Gabelsberger.at, a German language website, on the 'Links' page.
May 1, 2025 - New Additions:
The Art of Brachygraphy (1641) by Dix on the 'Historical' page.
The Whole Art of Short and Swift Writing (1715) listed as 'Unknown' on the 'Historical' page.
The Taghmical Art or The Art of Expounding Scripture by the Points Usually Called Accents (1699) by Cross on the 'Historical' page.
May 1, 2025 - New Additions:
The Art of Brachygraphy (1641) by Dix on the 'Historical' page.
The Whole Art of Short and Swift Writing (1715) listed as 'Unknown' on the 'Historical' page.
The Taghmical Art or The Art of Expounding Scripture by the Points Usually Called Accents (1699) by Cross on the 'Historical' page.
April 30, 2025 - New Additions:
The Newest Plainest and Shortest Short-Hand (1674) by Coles on the 'Historical' page.
April 30, 2025 - New Additions:
The Newest Plainest and Shortest Short-Hand (1674) by Coles on the 'Historical' page.
April 29, 2025 - New Additions:
Brachigraphy or The Art of Short-Writing (1622) by Folkingham on the 'Historical' page.
Arts Improvement or Short and Swift Writing by West (1647) in the 'Shelton' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
McKee's Shorthand Magazine Nov 1900 in the 'McKee' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Student's Short-Hand Dictation Manual (1890) in the 'McKee' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Stenographie and Crytographie (1659) by Bridges on the 'Historical' page.
Semography or Short and Swift Writing (1642) by Cartwright on the 'Historical' page.
The Complement of Stenography (1672) by Facy on the 'Historical' page.
The Manual of Compendious Shorthand (1883) by Guest on the 'Historical' page.
Stenographie or The Art of Short-Writing (1646) by Heath on the 'Historical' page.
The Flying Pen-Man or The Art of Short-Writing (1674) by Hopkins on the 'Historical' page.
Short-Hand for Everybody Pitman's Phonography Improved (1890) by Burns on the 'Historical' page.
April 29, 2025 - New Additions:
Brachigraphy or The Art of Short-Writing (1622) by Folkingham on the 'Historical' page.
Arts Improvement or Short and Swift Writing by West (1647) in the 'Shelton' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
McKee's Shorthand Magazine Nov 1900 in the 'McKee' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Student's Short-Hand Dictation Manual (1890) in the 'McKee' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Stenographie and Crytographie (1659) by Bridges on the 'Historical' page.
Semography or Short and Swift Writing (1642) by Cartwright on the 'Historical' page.
The Complement of Stenography (1672) by Facy on the 'Historical' page.
The Manual of Compendious Shorthand (1883) by Guest on the 'Historical' page.
Stenographie or The Art of Short-Writing (1646) by Heath on the 'Historical' page.
The Flying Pen-Man or The Art of Short-Writing (1674) by Hopkins on the 'Historical' page.
Short-Hand for Everybody Pitman's Phonography Improved (1890) by Burns on the 'Historical' page.
April 28, 2025 - New Additions:
Stigmatographie et Mélographie by Bertini in the 'French' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Stenography or Short Hand Writing - an Abridgment of Byrom - Walker (1823) in the 'Byrom' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Readable Short-Hand (1869) by Young on the 'Historical' page.
Short-Hand Explained (1825) by Bennet on the 'Historical' page.
Instructor in Practical Court Reporting (1894) by Thorne on the 'Historical' page.
The Reporter's Manual of Phonographic Shorthand (1874) by Marshall on the 'Historical' page.
A New and Philosophical System of Shorthand (1838) by Tyson on the 'Historical' page.
Short-Hand for Everybody (1867) and Short-Hand for Everybody (1884) by Williams on the 'Historical' page.
April 28, 2025 - New Additions:
Stigmatographie et Mélographie by Bertini in the 'French' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Stenography or Short Hand Writing - an Abridgment of Byrom - Walker (1823) in the 'Byrom' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Readable Short-Hand (1869) by Young on the 'Historical' page.
Short-Hand Explained (1825) by Bennet on the 'Historical' page.
Instructor in Practical Court Reporting (1894) by Thorne on the 'Historical' page.
The Reporter's Manual of Phonographic Shorthand (1874) by Marshall on the 'Historical' page.
A New and Philosophical System of Shorthand (1838) by Tyson on the 'Historical' page.
Short-Hand for Everybody (1867) and Short-Hand for Everybody (1884) by Williams on the 'Historical' page.
April 27, 2025 - New Additions:
Gregg Manual Simplified, Functional Method, 2nd Edition on the 'Gregg' page.
The Universal Shorthand (1776) by Byrom on the 'Shorthands' page.
Unified Shorthand (1916) by Heffley on the 'Historical' page.
Universal Line Writing and Steno Phonography (1869) by Bell on the 'Historical' page.
April 26, 2025 - New Additions:
Abbreviated Longhand (1908) by Williams in the 'English Alphabetic Shorthands' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
A System of Shorthand for Maori (1896) by Williams in the new 'Maori' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Velocigraph (1898) by Atkins on the 'Historical' page.
Academical Stenography (1826) by Williams on the 'Historical' page.
Audeography - The New Shorthand (1885) by Digamma on the 'Historical' page.
Modern Shorthand (1902) by Benn Pitman on the 'Historical' page.
An Abbreviation of Writing by Character (1617) by Willis on the 'Historical' page.
Whitstock Standard Shorthand Manual (1916) on the 'Historical' page.
The Whole Art of Tachygraphy (1775) by Graves and Ashton on the 'Historical' page.
A System of Stenography on a New_Principle in Six Letters (1836) by Webster on the 'Historical' page.
April 26, 2025 - New Additions:
Abbreviated Longhand (1908) by Williams in the 'English Alphabetic Shorthands' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
A System of Shorthand for Maori (1896) by Williams in the new 'Maori' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Velocigraph (1898) by Atkins on the 'Historical' page.
Academical Stenography (1826) by Williams on the 'Historical' page.
Audeography - The New Shorthand (1885) by Digamma on the 'Historical' page.
Modern Shorthand (1902) by Benn Pitman on the 'Historical' page.
An Abbreviation of Writing by Character (1617) by Willis on the 'Historical' page.
Whitstock Standard Shorthand Manual (1916) on the 'Historical' page.
The Whole Art of Tachygraphy (1775) by Graves and Ashton on the 'Historical' page.
A System of Stenography on a New_Principle in Six Letters (1836) by Webster on the 'Historical' page.
April 22, 2025 - New Additions:
Pitman Shorthand Instructor and Key - New Era (1955) on the 'Pitman' page.
La Fonografía Moderna (1899) in the 'Spanish' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Some Irish Notes - The Purton System of Shorthand - Hodges (1888) on the 'Historical' page.
The Purton System of Shorthand - Wright (1887) on the 'Historical' page.
April 22, 2025 - New Additions:
Pitman Shorthand Instructor and Key - New Era (1955) on the 'Pitman' page.
La Fonografía Moderna (1899) in the 'Spanish' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Some Irish Notes - The Purton System of Shorthand - Hodges (1888) on the 'Historical' page.
The Purton System of Shorthand - Wright (1887) on the 'Historical' page.
April 21, 2025 - New Additions:
A Primer of Phonetics (1892) under 'Sweet' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Shorthand Today by Frances Tew on the Dickens Code website, in the 'Articles' section under 'Additional Materials' on the 'Shorthands' page.
How We Teach Shorthand Today by Frances Tew on the Dickens Code website, in the 'Articles' section under 'Additional Materials' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Glossography (1901) by Armstrong on the 'Historical' page.
Byrne Simplified Shorthand (1912) on the 'Historical' page.
Elliptical Steno-Phonography (1892) by Bell on the 'Historical' page.
Instruction in Practical Shorthand (1855) byTorrey on the 'Historical' page.
English Line Writing (18??) by Bell on the 'Historical' page.
American Shorthand System (1909) by Carney on the 'Historical' page.
A New Help and Improvement of the Art of Swift Writing (1751) byTiffin on the 'Historical' page.
April 21, 2025 - New Additions:
A Primer of Phonetics (1892) under 'Sweet' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Shorthand Today by Frances Tew on the Dickens Code website, in the 'Articles' section under 'Additional Materials' on the 'Shorthands' page.
How We Teach Shorthand Today by Frances Tew on the Dickens Code website, in the 'Articles' section under 'Additional Materials' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Glossography (1901) by Armstrong on the 'Historical' page.
Byrne Simplified Shorthand (1912) on the 'Historical' page.
Elliptical Steno-Phonography (1892) by Bell on the 'Historical' page.
Instruction in Practical Shorthand (1855) byTorrey on the 'Historical' page.
English Line Writing (18??) by Bell on the 'Historical' page.
American Shorthand System (1909) by Carney on the 'Historical' page.
A New Help and Improvement of the Art of Swift Writing (1751) byTiffin on the 'Historical' page.
April 13, 2025 - New Additions:
Natural Method of Shorthand Instruction (1904) by Anne Taylor on the 'Historical' page.
April 13, 2025 - New Additions:
Natural Method of Shorthand Instruction (1904) by Anne Taylor on the 'Historical' page.
April 10, 2025 - New Additions:
ステ吉 / 早稲田式速記 - Japanese Waseda Shorthand Videos on the 'Links' page.
Charles Dickens, Shorthand Writer, the 'Prentice Days of a Master Craftsman - Carlton (1926) in the 'Gurney' section of the 'Shorthands page.
One Step Further to Stenography (1834) by Tear on the 'Historical' page.
The Plainest Easiest and Prettiest Method of Writing Shorthand (1713) by Tanner on the 'Historical' page.
April 10, 2025 - New Additions:
ステ吉 / 早稲田式速記 - Japanese Waseda Shorthand Videos on the 'Links' page.
Charles Dickens, Shorthand Writer, the 'Prentice Days of a Master Craftsman - Carlton (1926) in the 'Gurney' section of the 'Shorthands page.
One Step Further to Stenography (1834) by Tear on the 'Historical' page.
The Plainest Easiest and Prettiest Method of Writing Shorthand (1713) by Tanner on the 'Historical' page.
April 9, 2025 - New Additions:
Dickinson Shorthand (1923) in the 'Alphabetic' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Short Writing the Most Exact Method (1630) in the 'Shelton' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Foundations for a Scientific Longhand (1929) by Spiller on the 'Shorthands' page.
A System of Lucid Shorthand (1854) by Spencer on the 'Historical' page.
Twentieth Century Shorthand (1892) by Strickland on the 'Historical' page.
April 9, 2025 - New Additions:
Dickinson Shorthand (1923) in the 'Alphabetic' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Short Writing the Most Exact Method (1630) in the 'Shelton' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Foundations for a Scientific Longhand (1929) by Spiller on the 'Shorthands' page.
A System of Lucid Shorthand (1854) by Spencer on the 'Historical' page.
Twentieth Century Shorthand (1892) by Strickland on the 'Historical' page.
April 5, 2025 - New Additions:
A Guide to Writing the Old German Kurrent Script (2014) by Mücke in the new 'Longhand Manuals' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Shorthand Instruction and Practice - Rockwell (1893) in the 'History' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Writing Simplified (1888) by Freeman on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or Short Hand Writing by Reid on the 'Historical' page.
The Shorthand Writer's Pocket Guide (1836) by Gardner on the 'Historical' page.
The Anglo Foreign Word Book or Phonograper's Guide (1864) by Elliot on the 'Historical' page.
April 5, 2025 - New Additions:
A Guide to Writing the Old German Kurrent Script (2014) by Mücke in the new 'Longhand Manuals' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Shorthand Instruction and Practice - Rockwell (1893) in the 'History' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Writing Simplified (1888) by Freeman on the 'Historical' page.
Stenography or Short Hand Writing by Reid on the 'Historical' page.
The Shorthand Writer's Pocket Guide (1836) by Gardner on the 'Historical' page.
The Anglo Foreign Word Book or Phonograper's Guide (1864) by Elliot on the 'Historical' page.
April 4, 2025 - New Additions:
Speedscript Shorthand (1939) by Ross on the 'Shorthands' page.
Parliamentary Short Hand (1858) by Cooper on the 'Historical' page.
Practical Cosmophonography (1850) by Fauvel-Gouraud on the 'Historical' page.
Phonography - A New System of Shorthand (1814) by Selwyn on the 'Historical' page.
Phonography or The Writing of Sounds (1842) by De Stains on the 'Historical' page.
Scott-Browne's Text-Book of Phonography (1888) on the 'Historical' page.
Shorthand Made Easy, Brief, and Legible (1871) by Renshaw on the 'Historical' page.
Short-hand Yet Shorter (1687) by Ridpath on the 'Historical' page.
Shorthand Simplified A System of Abbreviated Longhand (1874) by Ritchie on the 'Historical' page.
Rubicam Manual of Shorthand (1911) by the Rubicam Shorthand College on the 'Historical' page.
April 4, 2025 - New Additions:
Speedscript Shorthand (1939) by Ross on the 'Shorthands' page.
Parliamentary Short Hand (1858) by Cooper on the 'Historical' page.
Practical Cosmophonography (1850) by Fauvel-Gouraud on the 'Historical' page.
Phonography - A New System of Shorthand (1814) by Selwyn on the 'Historical' page.
Phonography or The Writing of Sounds (1842) by De Stains on the 'Historical' page.
Scott-Browne's Text-Book of Phonography (1888) on the 'Historical' page.
Shorthand Made Easy, Brief, and Legible (1871) by Renshaw on the 'Historical' page.
Short-hand Yet Shorter (1687) by Ridpath on the 'Historical' page.
Shorthand Simplified A System of Abbreviated Longhand (1874) by Ritchie on the 'Historical' page.
Rubicam Manual of Shorthand (1911) by the Rubicam Shorthand College on the 'Historical' page.
April 3, 2025 - New Additions:
The Euclid Shorthand Manual - Curry (1908) in the 'Graham' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Mavor Abbreviated (1813) to the 'Mavor' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Manual of Fluent Phonography (1893) by Cross on the 'Historical' page.
Daniel's Practical Shorthand (1912) on the 'Historical' page.
De Fontaine's Condensed Long Hand (1886) on the 'Historical' page.
Manual of National Edeography (1862) by Foster on the 'Historical' page.
Expert Shorthand Course (1912) Pitmanic by Rose on the 'Historical' page.
Cogswell's Compendium of Phonography (1890) by Cogswell on the 'Historical' page.
The Self-Instructor's Manual of Shorthand (1885) by Rogers and Carpenter on the 'Historical' page.
The Inventor of the Numeral Type for China (1899) by Gordon-Cumming on the 'Historical' page.
April 3, 2025 - New Additions:
The Euclid Shorthand Manual - Curry (1908) in the 'Graham' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Mavor Abbreviated (1813) to the 'Mavor' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Manual of Fluent Phonography (1893) by Cross on the 'Historical' page.
Daniel's Practical Shorthand (1912) on the 'Historical' page.
De Fontaine's Condensed Long Hand (1886) on the 'Historical' page.
Manual of National Edeography (1862) by Foster on the 'Historical' page.
Expert Shorthand Course (1912) Pitmanic by Rose on the 'Historical' page.
Cogswell's Compendium of Phonography (1890) by Cogswell on the 'Historical' page.
The Self-Instructor's Manual of Shorthand (1885) by Rogers and Carpenter on the 'Historical' page.
The Inventor of the Numeral Type for China (1899) by Gordon-Cumming on the 'Historical' page.
April 2, 2025 - New Additions:
Practice in Legal Stenography (1953) by Carr on the 'Pitman' page.
A Practical Introduction to the Science of Short Hand (1819) by Gawtress in the 'Byrom' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
A New and Complete System of Stenography or Shorthand Designed for the Law Student (1840) by Eyre on the 'Historical' page.
A New System of Short-Hand (1825) by Gibbons on the 'Historical' page.
A Stenographic Lecture (1826) by Dangerfield on the 'Historical' page.
A System of Shorthand (1850) by Davidson on the 'Historical' page.
A New Art of Short and Swift Writing Without Characters (1693) by Ratcliffe on the 'Historical' page.
A Complete Manual of the Brief System of Shorthand (1895) by Dougherty on the 'Historical' page.
A Treatise Upon Arcanography or a New Method of Secret Writing (1836) by Rochfort on the 'Historical' page.
April 1, 2025 - New Additions:
Shorthand Past and Present - Christie (1885) in the 'History' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
New Century Shorthand (1902) by Chrisman on the 'Historical' page.
Burns' Phonic Shorthand (1873) on the 'Historical' page.
Booth's Phonographic Instructor (1855) on the 'Historical' page.
A Short Hand Dictionary and Stenographical Copy Book (1845) by on the 'Historical' page.
Alatypes, Or Stenotypography A System of Condensed Printing (1887) by Brown on the 'Historical' page.
Hand Book of Stenotypy, Or Shorthand for the Typewriter (1888) by Lane on the 'Historical' page.
The following Osgoodby manuals: Phonetic Shorthand (1896), Phonetic Shorthand (1911), Phonetic Shorthand Manual (1891), Phonetic Shorthand Speed Book (1890), Phonetic Shorthand Word Book (1887), Phrase Writing (1904), The Shorthand Miscellany (1903) on the 'Historical' page.
March 31, 2025 - New Additions:
The Synthetic Method of Shorthand (1898) in the Graham section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Taquigrafía Castellana by Martí in the 'Spanish' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Tractatus de Siglis Veterum (1703) by Nicolai in the 'Latin' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
The Vowel System of Short Hand (1864) by Carr on the 'Historical' page.
Passmore's Shorthand in a Day (1875) on the 'Historical' page.
Pantagraphy - A Perfect System of Phonetic Shorthand and Phonetic Longhand (1873) by Joseph Beale on the new 'Historical' page.
Shorthand for General Use (1911) by Call on the 'Historical' page.
A Methodical System of Shorthand (1828) by Peacock on the 'Historical' page.
Complete Manual of Beale Shorthand (1887) by Burbank on the 'Historical' page.
A Complete Inductive Course in the Beale Shorthand (1898) by C. Beale on the 'Historical' page.
March 30, 2025 - New Additions:
I've created a new page named 'Historical' which will contain older manuals for preservation that are not likely to useful to people in modern times.
L'Okygraphie Sacrée (1840) by Abbé et Page on the new 'Historical' page.
Unigraphy - A Complete System of Shorthand (1897) by Baldwin on the new 'Historical' page.
The Universal Character (1657) by Beck on the new 'Historical' page.
The Universal Character Retyped by Andy Drummond on the new 'Historical' page.
A System of Shorthand on the Principle of the Association of Ideas (1821) by Bingham on the new 'Historical' page.
Tachygraphy or the Flying Pen (1815) by Carstairs on the new 'Historical' page.
Morrell's Phonographic Manual (1901) (Pitmanic) on the new 'Historical' page.
Thoographia, or a New Art of Shorthand (1692) by Nicolas on the new 'Historical' page.
Instruction sur la Typophonie (1832) by Painparé / Lupin on the new 'Historical' page.
Perkins Cryptography or the Most Concise System of Shorthand (1834) on the new 'Historical' page.
Japanese Stenography and their PDF Library from the Japanese Stenography Association to the 'Links' page.
Indian Shorthand List from a Japanese website, this page has info on Indian shorthand systems for many different Indian languages, on the 'Links' page.
SVPERTEXTVS NOTARVM TIRONIANARVM a German language site for Tironian notes, to the 'Links' page.
March 28, 2025 - New Additions:
The Art of Short-Hand Writing (1829) by Knight, to the 'Taylor' page.
March 28, 2025 - New Additions:
The Art of Short-Hand Writing (1829) by Knight, to the 'Taylor' page.
March 26, 2025 - New Additions to the 'Links' page:
Ditados Taquigráficos, dictations by Waldir Cury in Portuguese
Těsnopis mě baví I Enjoy Shorthand, blog and resources for Czech and Slovak shorthand
Aira Avor Youtube videos of Czech dications
Těsnopis - Lekce Lessons for Czech shorthand
Online Kurz Stenografie A book of Slovak shorthand online
Česky Těsnopisný Spolek Czech steno and shorthand site
March 25, 2025 - New Additions:
Allgemeine Stenographie by Horowitz, in the German section of the 'Shorthands' page.
An Attempt to Remodel the Art of Stenography by Latham on the 'Shorthands' page.
Hebrew Shorthand סתינוגרפיה לעורית by Maimon, a Kunowski method, in the 'Hebrew' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Historie českého a slovenského těsnopisu The History of Czech and Slovak Shorthand, on the 'Links' page.
Ideography by How on the 'Shorthands' page.
Mack Shorthand by Mack on the 'Shorthands' page.
Swift Writing by Hodgson on the 'Shorthands' page.
The Art of Short Hand Writing by Knight on the 'Shorthands' page.
The Art Short Writing (1715) by Lane on the 'Shorthands' page.
The Short Hand Standard Attempted by Moat on the 'Shorthands' page.
Tratado de Taquigrafia by Maron in the Portuguese section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Swift strokes on the page,
words compressed like fleeting breath,
time bends to the hand.
- ChatGPT
March 4, 2025 - New Additions:
r/stenoph is a new Filipino Gregg shorthand reddit group, added to the 'Links' page.
Jane Segar, an Artist at the Elizabethan Court (link to article) with shorthand samples, added to the 'Characterie' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
New Approaches to Shorthand - Studies of a Writing Technology, a book containing a series of essays on various shorthand topics, under 'History' in the 'Additional Materials' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
March 4, 2025 - New Additions:
r/stenoph is a new Filipino Gregg shorthand reddit group, added to the 'Links' page.
Jane Segar, an Artist at the Elizabethan Court (link to article) with shorthand samples, added to the 'Characterie' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
New Approaches to Shorthand - Studies of a Writing Technology, a book containing a series of essays on various shorthand topics, under 'History' in the 'Additional Materials' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
March 4, 2025 - New Additions:
Stenografia Shqip by Benussi, a Albanian Gabelsberger system, is in the 'Foreign Language' section under 'Albanaian' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Taquigrafia em Tempo de Comunicação by Scolastico, a Leite Alves system, is in the 'Portuguese' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
March 4, 2025 - New Additions:
Stenografia Shqip by Benussi, a Albanian Gabelsberger system, is in the 'Foreign Language' section under 'Albanaian' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Taquigrafia em Tempo de Comunicação by Scolastico, a Leite Alves system, is in the 'Portuguese' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
“Fast, meaningful reading paves the road to fast, meaningful writing. A faltering monotone in reading is the bellwether of the hesitant hand in shorthand. It is, after all, unreasonable to expect the student to fluently write what he cannot fluently read.” – Seymour Rosen
March 2, 2025 - New Additions:
Dictionary of Affixes by Michael Quinion on the 'Links' page.
Phonetic Shorthand Typewriting by H.B. Peters in the 'Alphabetic Shorthands' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
February 27, 2025 - New Additions:
The Newest, Plainest, and Shortest Shorthand (Zeiglographia variation) - Coles and Coles' Zeiglographia example from Thomas Bayes in the 'Shelton' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Diamond Jubilee Brief Forms Anki Set and Bibliographical Notes of Gregg Publications up to 1922 on the 'Gregg' page.
Current Character Chart in the 'Sweet' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
February 27, 2025 - New Additions:
The Newest, Plainest, and Shortest Shorthand (Zeiglographia variation) - Coles and Coles' Zeiglographia example from Thomas Bayes in the 'Shelton' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Diamond Jubilee Brief Forms Anki Set and Bibliographical Notes of Gregg Publications up to 1922 on the 'Gregg' page.
Current Character Chart in the 'Sweet' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
February 25, 2025 - New Additions:
A 'Dictations' section under the 'Additional Materials' heading of the 'Shorthands' page.
Key/Transcript to Gregg Simplified Functional Manual link to document useful for dictation material, made by Cricket on the 'Gregg' page.
February 24, 2025 - Added three editions of Shelton's Zeiglographia, as well as samples of that shorthand by Jefferson, Newton, and Pepy, link to Shelton's materials is here.
February 22, 2025 - New additions:
NeoTaylor "NeoTaylor introduces many additions to the system including shading, updated brief forms, punctuation, new rules, and new strokes."...on the 'Links' page.
Maximum in Minimo or Mr. Jeremiah Rich's Pen's Dexterity Compleated (1674) by Botley and Rich Redivivus or Mr. Jeremiah Rich's Shorthand Improved (1694) by Stringer on the 'Shorthands' page.
Sistema de Taquigrafia, a Graham/Pitman method by Anderson in the Portuguese section of the 'Shorthands' page.
February 16, 2025 - New additions:
Catón de Taquigrafía Compendio del Sistema Estenografía Argentina by Larralde in the Spanish language section of the 'Shorthands' page.
February 16, 2025 - New additions:
Catón de Taquigrafía Compendio del Sistema Estenografía Argentina by Larralde in the Spanish language section of the 'Shorthands' page.
February 13, 2025 - New additions:
Gregg Shorthand Phrase Book (1902) in the Pre-Anni section of the 'Gregg' page.
Gulliver's Travels (1893) and its Key in the Pre-Anni 'Novels' section of the 'Gregg' page.
Aesops Fables (1893) and its Key in the Pre-Anni 'Novels' section of the 'Gregg' page.
Sténographie - Zryd 1905 - in the Prevost-Delaunay part of the French section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Shorthand for General Use by Everett on the 'Shorthands' page.
February 13, 2025 - New additions:
Gregg Shorthand Phrase Book (1902) in the Pre-Anni section of the 'Gregg' page.
Gulliver's Travels (1893) and its Key in the Pre-Anni 'Novels' section of the 'Gregg' page.
Aesops Fables (1893) and its Key in the Pre-Anni 'Novels' section of the 'Gregg' page.
Sténographie - Zryd 1905 - in the Prevost-Delaunay part of the French section of the 'Shorthands' page.
Shorthand for General Use by Everett on the 'Shorthands' page.
February 7, 2025 - New addition:
Two Mengelkamp summaries and an alphabet of the English version of his system made by u/brifoz which can be found here.
February 5, 2025 - New addition:
Brief Shorthand by Mockett, on the 'Shorthands' page.
In shorthand skilled, where little marks comprise
Whole words, a sentence in a letter lies.
– Thomas Creech (1659-1701)
February 4, 2025 - Seven new Tagalog manuals have been added to the Tagalog section of the 'Shorthands' page. Six of them are Gregg manuals, and one is based on Marti. You can access them at this link.
February 2, 2025 - New additions:
Bissell Shorthand to the 'Shorthands' page.
Recognition of Teeline Shorthand Using Deep Learning to the 'Articles' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
A Shorthand Reporter at 90 and Still Fast An interview with Mr. Dupraw, Gregg court reporter, link to a N.Y. Times article, added to the 'Articles' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
January 31, 2025 - New additions:
Stenography by the Salim-Pitman Method - Bakur سامر يحيى بكور - الاختزال علم وفن وفق طريقة
Appreciating the Changing Factual meaning of Verbatim, or Battling the Curse of the Verbatim Assumption to the 'Articles' section of the 'Steno' page.
Short-Hand Alphabets for English, Latin, and Greek by Bordley to the 'Shorthands' page.
January 26, 2025 - New addition:
Taquigrafia This is a playlist by La Profe that teaches Spanish Gregg, now in the 'Links' page.
January 22, 2025 - New additions:
Taquigrafia: una Adaptacion al Espanol del sistema Gregg (1952) by two shorthand reporters, Mardones and Guerrero, from the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, in the Spanish section for Gregg on the 'Shorthands' page.
Ten Second Facility Tests - Dewey Supplement to the Proceedings of the New York State Shorthand Reporters' Association (1918) in the 'Shorthand Comparisons' section of 'Additional Materials' on the 'Shorthands' page.
January 22, 2025 - New additions:
Taquigrafia: una Adaptacion al Espanol del sistema Gregg (1952) by two shorthand reporters, Mardones and Guerrero, from the Chilean Chamber of Deputies, in the Spanish section for Gregg on the 'Shorthands' page.
Ten Second Facility Tests - Dewey Supplement to the Proceedings of the New York State Shorthand Reporters' Association (1918) in the 'Shorthand Comparisons' section of 'Additional Materials' on the 'Shorthands' page.
"Short-hand, on account of its great and general utility, merits a much higher rank amongst the arts and sciences than is commonly allotted to it. Its usefulness is not confined to any particular science or profession, but universal: and therefore by no means unworthy the attention and study of men of genius and erudition." – Dr. Samuel Johnson
January 21, 2025 - New additions:
Wakid Shorthand and Arabic Shorthand: A Comparison between the Aryan and Wakid Methods, both in the Arabic section of the 'Shorthands' page.
January 20, 2025 - New additions:
An Essay Intended to Establish a Universal Standard of Stenography (1786 Subscriber Edition) from u/R4_Unit's personal copy, on the 'Taylor' page.
Stenography and Literature: What did Western European and Russian Writers Master the Art of Shorthand Writing For? in the 'Additional Materials', 'Articles' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
The Pocknell Collection at the Exeter Library on the 'Links' page.
Exact Phonography (1887) and Exact Phonography (1893) by Bishop on the 'Shorthands' page.
SCAC - Simpified Cursive Alphabet for Comfort created by u/IIIIIIIIIIII, in the 'Simplified Alphabets' section of the 'Shorthands' page.
"There is no such thing as a poet or a writer who at the moments of inspiration would not wish to write down on a paper his impressions and ideas but common writing due to its slowness stifles the imagination, the inspiration ceases, and he transfers to the paper just a faint outline of the thoughts inspiring him;...whilst shorthand can follow every idea, passion, feeling, and expression that is catching on every word and expression quickly." – M. I. Ivanin (1801-1874), an inventor of the first shorthand system in Russian.
January 18, 2025 - New additions:
Dacomb The Australian Shorthand and Garber's International Shorthand which u/mavigozlu scanned for us at the State Library of Victoria while visiting Melbourne.
All About Dutton's Shorthand under the new Dutton heading in the abstract shorthands section.
Manual of Free-Hand under the author's name 'Free' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Guide to Reading Pepys Shorthand - Loveman in the Shelton section of the 'Shorthands' page.
January 18, 2025 - New additions:
Dacomb The Australian Shorthand and Garber's International Shorthand which u/mavigozlu scanned for us at the State Library of Victoria while visiting Melbourne.
All About Dutton's Shorthand under the new Dutton heading in the abstract shorthands section.
Manual of Free-Hand under the author's name 'Free' on the 'Shorthands' page.
Guide to Reading Pepys Shorthand - Loveman in the Shelton section of the 'Shorthands' page.
January 15, 2025 - New additions:
- Three Arabic language manuals, Awad Stenography اختزال عوض , Shorthand, or Stenography سليمان البستاني by Boustani, and Hannareas هناريس a Gregg adaptation by Hanna and Reas.
- Notehead Shorthand: A Rhythmic Shorthand Method for Melodic Dictation Exercises (article) in the Additional Material section of the 'Shorthands' page under 'Articles'.
- An Elementary Text In Gregg Shorthand For College Students - Parmenter. (Simplified)
January 14, 2025 - New additions:
- Will's Commercial Shorthand (1874) to the Taylor page.
- Diccionario de la Taquigrafia Gregg (Pre-Anniversary) to the Spanish language section.
- Constructive Dictation (1919) to the Pre-Anniversary section. It's mostly just text, but there's a Shorthand Vocabulary section in Gregg in the back on pages 345 to 376.
- Two new Notehand articles to the Notehand Additional Materials.
- Many secretarial training pdfs from The Gregg Publishing Company, in the Reference Materials section of the Gregg page.
January 13, 2025 - I created a new webpage for all the Taylor materials, except for the foreign language variations which are still listed under each language on the 'Shorthands' page.
New additions:
- A new German version of Taylor, Stenographie - Mosengeil (1799) to the German section.
- A new website, Quikscript Outpost, to the 'Links' page.
- Sire De Maletroits Door (1923) added to the Pre-Anniversary Gregg novels.
- Mary Shipman Andrews Stories to the Pre-Anni and Anniversary novels.
- Gregg Shorthand Reader 1912 English Key to the Pre-Anniversary section.
- How to Read Gregg Printers Codes to the Gregg Resources section.
January 12, 2025 - I added all the Taylor manuals that I didn't already have from u/R4_Unit's website to the Taylor materials I have on the website. This also includes one German, four French (Prévost-Delaunay), and five Italian manuals.
January 11, 2025 - u/R4_Unit announced his new website with many pdfs of Taylor manuals for download, with many foreign language and English Taylor variants by many different authors.
January 10, 2025 - Someone on r/shorthand was looking for a better copy of the charts from Harding's Taylor manuals, so u/BerylPratt sent me high resolution scans of the charts from her physical copy. I enhanced them so the print was darker and more legible, then made them into a pdf, Harding High-Res Shorthand Charts, which I have now on the 'Taylor' page. The pdf is 233mbs, so the download may take some time. Because of the recent interest in Taylor's system, I've done some searching over the internet and have now increased the number of Taylor manuals available on the website as well as some by other authors who have created their own variations of the shorthand.
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