Found 3 collections related to Shorthand reporters

David H. O'Keefe was a shorthand reporter in New York City, active between 1880 and 1926. He was managing editor of Shorthand & Typewriting News, librarian and editor of the New York State Stenographers Association, contributor of shorthand articles to business periodicals, and active in the National Shorthand Reporters Association. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, photographs, and artifacts related to shorthand and the typewriter. Correspondence, 1893-1923, contains letters concerning shorthand and related subjects. Writings include speeches by O'Keefe and others, drafts of monographs including The History of Typewriting, and shorthand notes and notebooks. Also, bibliographies, 1880-1923, about shorthand books and shorthand libraries; photographs of champion typists, shorthand and typing conferences, and shorthand authors; and artifacts, 1883-1921, from business conferences, speed contests and fairs. less

Joseph Gurney (1744-1815) and William Brodie Gurney (1777-1855) were English shorthand writers to both houses of Parliament. Ledger, 1800-1807, is an account book which was used to record payments for work in the law courts, the House of Lords, parliamentary committees, and for private clients by the English shorthand writers Joseph and William Brodie Gurney. Each entry gives details of place, date, and charges for attendance (normally 2 guineas a day) and the number of sheets transcribed (at 6d). less

Julius Ensign Rockwell (1860-1926) was a bibliographer and stenographer for the U.S. Dept. of the Interior and Bureau of Education. He collected textbooks, Bibles and prayer books written in various shorthand systems. Collection consists of letters to Rockwell, writings and printed matter by other shorthand writers, and shorthand manuscripts. Letters, 1762-1882, written in longhand, are from shorthand writers and teachers of shorthand. Also, shorthand manuscripts including Bibles, psalms, prayer book, and notes on sermons. less