Found 8 collections related to Shorthand

H.W. Patten was a shorthand writer and teacher who collected samples from shorthand reporters. Collection consists of two volumes of letters, shorthand samples and printed matter relating to shorthand. Incoming letters, 1876-1914, to Patten are from shorthand reporters in response to his request for samples of their shorthand notes. Samples are accompanied by transcripts and are taken from court cases, speeches and sermons. Also, articles from shorthand periodicals and other printed items concerning shorthand reporters. less

John Ralph was an 18th century English shorthand writer. Commonplace book, 1757-1794, was written in an English shorthand system probably developed by John Ralph. Front end papers of the volume contain information about Ralph's marriage and the birth dates of his children. The back end of the volume contains several prescriptions and recipes. 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

William Dawson Bridge (1840-1926), a minister and author, was also a professor of shorthand who invented a shorthand system. Collection consists of five manuscript volumes with lecture notes in an unidentified shorthand system. The notes were taken from lectures given by various individuals. Also, Bridge's correspondence, 1888-1898. less

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