David H. O'Keefe papers

id
1433
origination
O'Keefe, David H
date statement
1766-1926 [bulk 1900-1926]
key date
1766
identifier (local_mss)
2278
org unit
Manuscripts and Archives Division
call number
MssCol 2278
b-number
b11985371
total components
30
total series
0
max depth
2
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(none)
component layout
Default Layout
Extended MARC Fields
false
Extended Navigation
false
created
2013-04-01 15:04:11 UTC
updated
2017-05-24 02:12:47 UTC
status note
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{"value"=>"1766-1926", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1766/1926"}
{"value"=>"1900-1926", "type"=>"bulk", "normal"=>"1900/1926"}
date_inclusive_start
1766
date_inclusive_end
1926
keydate
1766
date_start
1766
date_end
1926
unittitle
{"value"=>"David H. O'Keefe papers"}
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repository
{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.</span> <div class=\"address\"> <span class=\"addressline\">Stephen A. Schwarzman Building</span> <span class=\"addressline\">Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788</span></div>"}
abstract
{"value"=>"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."}
langmaterial
{"value"=>"Materials in English"}
prefercite
{"value"=>"<p>David H. O'Keefe papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}
origination
{"value"=>"O'Keefe, David H", "type"=>"persname"}
bioghist
{"value"=>"<p>David O'Keefe (b-d?), shorthand reporter in New York City, active between 1880-1926 with regard to the promotion of shorthand notably in the National Shorthand Reporters' Association; Managing editor of Shorthand & Typewriting News; librarian and editor of New York State Stenographers Association; contributor of shorthand articles to business periodicals.</p>"}
scopecontent
{"value"=>"<p>The David O'Keefe Papers, 1766-1926, bulk dates 1900-1926, contains letters, writings, bibliographies, artifacts and photographs on the subjects of shorthand and the typewriter</p> <p>General Correspondence, 1895-1923, contains incoming and outgoing letters to O'Keefe on shorthand and related subjects in his capacity as librarian and editor of the New York State. Stenographers Association. There is other general correspondence, 1894-1919, not related to O'Keefe and, also individual correspondence, alphabetically arranged, 1893-1923. These individuals corresponded with other individuals including O'Keefe. Correspondents include Charles Currier Beale, Horace E. Burt and Spencer C. Rodgers.</p> <p>The writings contain speeches by O'Keefe and others regarding shorthand, typewriting, etc; drafts of monographs including \"The History of Typewriting\"; shorthand notes and notebooks, Noted manuscripts are Notes of Sermon by James Keith Edwards (1849) and <em>Shorthand</em> by James Weston (1760).</p> <p>There are assorted bibliographies about shorthand books and shorthand libraries, 1880-1923.</p> <p>The artifacts, 1883-1921, are ribbons, badges, pins and buttons from business conferences speed contests and fairs.</p> <p>The photographs are pictures of champion typists, shorthand and typist conferences, shorthand writers and authors. These photographs were taken from the late 19th to early 20th century. The photographs range in size from carte-de-viste to long oversize photographs. Many of the oversize photographs are damaged.</p>"}
acqinfo
{"value"=>"<p>1923, Received from National Shorthand Reporters Association</p>"}
processinfo
{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Jw, 3/15/89</p>"}
extent_statement
10 linear feet (19 boxes)
date_bulk_start
1900
date_bulk_end
1926

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