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The Graham system of shorthand

The Graham system of shorthand Author: Sanders, J. W. [from old catalog] Year: 1894 223 p. 19 cm View on Archive.org

Beers shorthand: a system of light line phonography

Beers shorthand: a system of light line phonography Author: Beers, James Wellington, 1869- [from old catalog] Year: 1919 viii, 120 p. 18 cm View on Archive.org

Free-hand lettering. Being a treatise on plain lettering from the practical standpoint for use in engineering schools and colleg

Free-hand lettering. Being a treatise on plain lettering from the practical standpoint for use in engineering schools and colleges Author: Wilson, Victor T. (Victor Tyson)…

Norwegian Melin Shorthand Adaptation

An archive of the Gyllenspetz Melin Shorthand Adaptation for norwegian.

John Gregg Discusses Rare Gregg Shorthand Books-1-1922

John Gregg discussed rare Gregg Shorthand books and magazines in the Willis-Byrom Club Bulletin , January 1922, Volume 3, Number 5. The Willis-Byrom Club was a group of…

MOdern Pitmanic shorthand

MOdern Pitmanic shorthand

The Teaching of Orthic Shorthand

The Teaching of Orthic Shorthand, parts I and II, by W. Stevens, 1896. Includes original handwritten scans (Teaching of Orthic Pt N 1896 Stevens.pdf) and clean transcribed…

Boyd Shorthand Instructor: A System of Shorthand in Which Characters Represent Syllables

Boyd Shorthand Instructor: A System of Shorthand in Which Characters Represent Syllables

shorthand and typewriting

shorthand and typewriting

Gregg Shorthand: Progressive Exercises

Gregg Shorthand: Progressive Exercises. New and Revised Edition. By The Gregg Publishing Company. Notes: This book is hinged at the top, not the side. Someone has already filled…

Diary of Samuel Pepys deciphered by the Rev. J. Smith, M.A., from the original shorthand ms. in the Pepysian library, Cambridge

Diary of Samuel Pepys deciphered by the Rev. J. Smith, M.A., from the original shorthand ms. in the Pepysian library, Cambridge Author: Pepys, Samuel, 1633-1703 Year: 1927 2…

Creeds of Great Business Men - 1918 - Printed in Gregg Shorthand

This is the first Gregg Shorthand version of Creeds of Great Business Men. This version was published in 1918 and matches the 1916 Pre-Anniversary Gregg Shorthand Manual. A…

The silent man and other gems of shorthand literature

The silent man and other gems of shorthand literature Author: Strachan, John D., b. 1864 Year: 1922 162 p. 19 cm View on Archive.org

Pringle's ideal shorthand

Pringle's ideal shorthand Author: Pringle, Harry Polk Year: 1915 5 p. l., 177 p. 21 cm View on Archive.org

Tales From Shakespeare: Hamlet - Printed in Gregg Shorthand

This is the first Gregg Shorthand version of Hamlet. This version was first published between July 1915 and July 1916 (Publishers' Weekly American Educational Catalog). This…

Clark's tangible shorthand instructor

Clark's tangible shorthand instructor Author: Clark, Francis Chadwick. [from old catalog] Year: 1907 2 p. 20 cm View on Archive.org

Lindsay's simplified shorthand

Lindsay's simplified shorthand Author: Lindsay, Hugh P. [from old catalog] Year: 1906 2 p.l., [3]-64, x p. 20 x 15 cm View on Archive.org

Clarke's eclectic shorthand [microform]

Clarke's eclectic shorthand [microform] Year: 1906 Running title View on Archive.org

Marshall's Business Speller and Technical Word Book: For Business and Shorthand Schools

Marshall's Business Speller and Technical Word Book: For Business and Shorthand Schools is a public domain book, originally published in 1907. The complete text is available to…

Selections from American authors; printed in the advanced style of Pitman's shorthand

Selections from American authors; printed in the advanced style of Pitman's shorthand Author: Pitman, Isaac, 1813-1897 Year: 1913 112 p. 17 cm View on Archive.org

Boyd's syllabic shorthand dictionary

Boyd's syllabic shorthand dictionary Author: Boyd, Robert, b. 1870 Year: 1908 89 p. 20 cm View on Archive.org

Cumulative speller and shorthand vocabulary, designed for use in business colleges, academies, etc

Cumulative speller and shorthand vocabulary, designed for use in business colleges, academies, etc Author: Smith, Charles Edward, b. 1872 Year: 1912 3 p. L., 145 p. 19 cm View…

Gregg's shorthand. A light-line phonography for the million

Gregg's shorthand. A light-line phonography for the million Author: Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948 Year: 1901 xiv, 121 p. ; 8vo View on Archive.org

Duploye's Shorthand (adapted to English)

Duploye's Shorthand (adapted to English) Author: Ellis, M. P. Year: 1888 Dupoyan Shorthand adapted to English by M.P. Ellis View on Archive.org

French phonography: an adaptation of Pitman's phonetic shorthand to the French language

French phonography: an adaptation of Pitman's phonetic shorthand to the French language Author: Reed, T. A. (Thomas Allen), 1826-1899 Year: 1882 39 p. 16 cm View on Archive.org

Common sense advanced drills on Graham's shorthand simplified. Part II

Common sense advanced drills on Graham's shorthand simplified. Part II Year: 1905 134 p. 23 cm View on Archive.org

Architectural Drawing and Lettering ... Part I--Architectural Drawing, by ...

Architectural Drawing and Lettering ... Part I--Architectural Drawing, by ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1909. The complete text is available to read…

Scott-Browne's book of shorthand names, consisting of states, months, cities, titles, corporations, phrase-signs and commercial abbreviations, with sentence practice exercises for memorizing the forms

Scott-Browne's book of shorthand names, consisting of states, months, cities, titles, corporations, phrase-signs and commercial abbreviations, with sentence practice exercises…

Day's practical and comprehensive shorthand dictionary of the English language

Day's practical and comprehensive shorthand dictionary of the English language Author: Day, Alfred, 1844-1912 Year: 1913 1 p. L., 320 p. 18 cm View on Archive.org

The use of shorthand by the student with examples

The use of shorthand by the student with examples Author: Royal College of Surgeons of England Year: 1895 The Royal College of Surgeons of England View on Archive.org

The phonographic reader: a course of reading in phonetic shorthand. In the corresponding style, with a key

The phonographic reader: a course of reading in phonetic shorthand. In the corresponding style, with a key Author: Pitman, Isaac, Sir, 1813-1897 Year: 1877 47, [1] p. 16 cm View…

A system of simplified shorthand

A system of simplified shorthand Author: Rankin, John R. [from old catalog] Year: 1880 18, [2] p. 23 cm View on Archive.org

A text-book of shorthand

A text-book of shorthand Author: Walpole, George, 1857-1929 Year: 1921 "This edition consists of 250 numbered copies on large paper." View on Archive.org

A text-book on plain lettering

A text-book on plain lettering Author: Jacoby, Henry Sylvester, b. 1857 Year: 1901 vii, 82 p. 18 x 26 cm View on Archive.org

A textbook on lettering and sign painting

A textbook on lettering and sign painting Author: International Correspondence Schools Year: 1902 [246] p. 24 cm View on Archive.org

Course in Isaac Pitman Shorthand: An Exposition of the Author's System of ...

Course in Isaac Pitman Shorthand: An Exposition of the Author's System of ... is a public domain book, originally published in 1910. The complete text is available to read…

Key to Course in Isaac Pitman shorthand

Key to Course in Isaac Pitman shorthand Author: Pitman, Isaac, Sir, 1813-1897 Year: 1908 138 p. 17 cm View on Archive.org

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