Found 2 collections related to Shorthand reporters

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

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