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- Creator
- Patten, H.W
- Call number
- MssCol 5994
- Physical description
- .4 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- H.W. Patten papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Rowcroft, Frank A, 1944Key terms
Names
- Patten, H.W
- Beale, Charles Currier, 1864-1909
- Howard, Jerome B. (Jerome Bird), 1860-1923
- Marshall, Clyde H
Subjects
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328