Shorthand
Here are entered general works on shorthand and shorthand for the English language.
Subdivided by system, e.g. Shorthand -- Gregg.
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Broader terms:Related term:Narrower terms:Used for:- Brachygraphy
- Briefhand
- Phonography
- Shorthand, English
- Stenography
- Tachygraphy
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The Amanuensis: A Series of Reading, Writing and Dictation Lessons, Carefully Arranged With Reference to a Grouping of Words Illustrative of Principles, for the Purpose of Easily and Quickly Teaching a Correct, Rapid and Legible Style of Writing for Amanuensis and Reporting Purposes, in Accordance with the Principles of Lindsley's Takigrafy (4th edition; Chicago: D. Kimball, 1889), by Duran Kimball (page images at HathiTrust)- Clark's Definite Shorthand (Kansas City, KS: The author, 1918), by Francis Chadwick Clark
- Stein-Shorthand Manual: High-Speed Shorthand for High-Speed Transcribing (Philadelphia: Stein-Shorthand, c1919)
- Towndrow's Revised and Improved Text-Book of Stenography: or, Complete Guide to the Art of Writing Short-Hand (New York: C. T. Dillingham, c1886), by T. Towndrow
- An Introduction to the Art of Penmanship (with an appendix on shorthand; second improved edition; Hartford: O. Cooke, 1821), by Eleazer Huntington, contrib. by Thomas Rees (multiple formats at archive.org)
- The Elements of Tachygraphy: Illustrating the First Principles of the Art, With Their Adaptation to the Wants of Literary, Professioal, and Business Men (13th edition, rewrittem and re-engraved; Boston: O. Clapp and Son, 1899), by David Philip Lindsley (multiple formats at archive.org)
- Your First Year of Teaching Shorthand and Transcription (second edition; Cincinnati et al.: South-Western Pub. Co., c1961), by Marion M. Lamb (page images at HathiTrust)
- Readable Short-Hand, Self-Taught (London: E. Stanford, 1869), by Murdo Young (page images at HathiTrust)
- Häufigkeitswörterbuch der Deutschen Sprache: Festgestellt Durch einen Arbeitsausschuss der Deutschen Stenographiesysteme (in German; Steglitz bei Berlin, Selbstverlag des Herausgebers; E.S. Mittler und Sohn, 1898), by Friedrich Wilhelm Kaeding
- National Machine Shorthand (St. Louis: National Shorthand Machine Co., c1917), by Ward Stone Ireland
- The Nu Testament ov or Lord and Savyur Jezus Krist, Akording tu the Oturized Verzun (approximate title; title and book use a phonetic spelling system; Cincinnati: Longley Bros., 1855) (page images at HathiTrust)
Items below (if any) are from related and broader terms.
Filed under: Abbreviations, Italian- Lexicon Abbreviaturarum Quae in Lapidibus, Codicibus et Chartis Praesertim Medii-Aevi Occurrunt; Dizionario di Abbreviature Latine ed Italiane, Usate Nelle Carte e Codici Specialmente nel Medio-Evo (in Italian and Latin; Milan: U. Hoepli, 1899), by Adriano Cappelli (page images at HathiTrust)
- Le Abbreviature Nella Paleografia Latina del Medio Evo (in Italian; Florence: Successori Le Monnier, 1891), by Cesare Paoli
- Lexicon Abbreviaturarum Quae in Lapidibus, Codicibus et Chartis Praesertim Medii-Aevi Occurrunt; Dizionario di Abbreviature Latine ed Italiane, Usate Nelle Carte e Codici Specialmente nel Medio-Evo (in Italian and Latin; Milan: U. Hoepli, 1899), by Adriano Cappelli (page images at HathiTrust)
- Clavis Diplomatica, Specimina Veterum Scripturarum Tradens, Alphabeta Nimirum Varia, Medii Aevi Compendia Scribendi, Notariorum Veterum Signa Perplura, cet. Singula Tabulis Aeneis Expressa (in Latin; Hanover, Germany: B. N. Foerster and sons, 1754), by Daniel Eberhard Baring, ed. by Eberhard Johann Baring, contrib. by Jean Mabillon, Burkhard Gotthelf Struve, Johann Wilhelm von Goebel, Daniel von Papenbroeck, Johann Nikolaus Hertuis, Thomas Ruddiman, Johann Gottlieb Krause, and Johann Wilhelm Waldschmidt
- The ABC Book: A Pronunciation Guide (current electronic edition), by Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (HTML at loc.gov)
- Introduction to Basic Legal Citation (electronic edition, 2011), by Peter W. Martin (frame-dependent HTML at Cornell)
- Bryant & Stratton's Counting House Book-Keeping, by Henry Beadman Bryant (page images at MOA)
- Mayhew's Practical Book-Keeping Embracing Single and Double Entry, Commercial Calculations, and the Philosophy and Morals of Business, by Ira Mayhew (page images at MOA)
- Bank Bookkeeping: A Working Handbook of Bookkeeping and Accounting Methods Used in Modern Banks, Including Departmental Organization and the Duties of Officers and Clerks (Chicago: American Technical Society, 1914), by Charles A. Sweetland (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Textbook on School Subjects, Drawing and Pedagogics: Penmanship; Vertican Penmansip; Grammar; Punctuation and Capitalization; Double-Entry Bookkeeping; With Questions and Exercises (Scranton: International Textbook Co., c1902), by International Correspondence Schools
- Punched-Card Systems and the Early Information Explosion, 1880-1945 (Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, c2009), by Lars Heide (multiple formats with commentary at Project Muse)
- Punched Card Methods in Scientific Computation (New York: T. J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau, Columbia University, 1940), by W. J. Eckert and New York Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau (page images at HathiTrust)
- Punched Card Methods in Scientific Computation (New York: T. J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau, Columbia University, 1940), by W. J. Eckert and New York Thomas J. Watson Astronomical Computing Bureau (page images at HathiTrust)
- Director's Report and Accounts, by British South Africa Company (partial serial archives)
- Corporate Governance and Enterprise Reform in China: Building the Institutions of Modern Markets (Washington: World Bank and International Finance Corporation, 2002), by Stoyan Tenev, Chunlin Zhang, and Loup Berfort (PDF at worldbank.org)
- The GAAP Gap: Corporate Disclosure in the Internet Age (Washington: AEI Press, 2000), by Robert E. Litan and Peter J. Wallinson (PDF with commentary at AEI)
- History of the Eighties: Lessons for the Future (2 volumes; 1997), by Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDF files at fdic.gov)
- Ethics and Auditing (2005), ed. by Tom Campbell and Keith Houghton (PDF and HTML with commentary at ANU E Press)
- Auditing (New York: F. S. Tipson, c1904), by Frederick S. Tipson (page images at HathiTrust)
- A Guide to Understanding Audit in Trusted Systems (version 2, 1988), by National Computer Security Center (U.S.) (HTML at fas.org)
- Ethics and Auditing (2005), ed. by Tom Campbell and Keith Houghton (PDF and HTML with commentary at ANU E Press)
- A Guide to Understanding Audit in Trusted Systems (version 2, 1988), by National Computer Security Center (U.S.) (HTML at fas.org)
- Automation of America's Offices, 1985-2000 (1985), by United States Congress Office of Technology Assessment (PDF files at Princeton)
- Computer Chips and Paper Clips: Technology and Women's Employment (2 volumes; Washingon: National Academy Press, 1986-1987), ed. by Heidi I. Hartmann, Robert E. Kraut, and Louise Tilly
- Managing Microcomputers in Large Organizations, by National Research Council Board on Telecommunications and Computer Applications (page images with commentary at NAP)
- Theses on the Metaphors of Digital-Textual History (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, c2024), by Martin Paul Eve (PDF with commentary in the UK)
- SpeedScript: The Word Processor for Atari Computers (1985), by Charles Brannon (HTML at atariarchives.org)
- A. L. A. Rules for Filing Catalog Cards (1942), by American Library Association (page images at HathiTrust)
- Handbook for Writers (derived from Creative Commons licensed edition of "The Flat World Knowledge Handbook for Writers", ca. 2011), by Miles McCrimmon
- Writing for Success (derived from Creative Commons licensed edition published by Flat World Knowledge, ca. 2011), by Scott McLean (PDF at saylor.org)
- Grandpa! Grandpa! Write Stories to Me! (fourth edition, 2006), by Meyer Moldeven (HTML at AOL)
- Writing as Material Practice: Substance, Surface and Medium (London: Ubiquity Press, c2013), ed. by Kathryn Piquette and Ruth Whitehouse (PDF at Ubiquity Press)
- Understanding Relations Between Scripts II: Early Alphabets (Oxford and Philadelphia: Oxbow Books, c2020), ed. by Philip J. Boyes and Philippa M. Steele
- The Beginnings of Writing (New York: D. Appleton and Co., 1895), by Walter James Hoffman, contrib. by Frederick Starr
- An Examination of the Ancient Orthography of the Jews, and of the Original State of the Text of the Hebrew Bible (3 parts in 4 inconsistently numbered volumes; London: Whittaker and Co., 1835-1856), by Charles William Wall
- Part the first: multiple formats at archive.org
- Part the second; volume 2 (1st volume of this part): multiple formats at archive.org
- Part the second; volume 3 (2nd volume of this part): multiple formats at archive.org
- Part the third (only volume 1 of this part published): multiple formats at Google
- Parts 1 and 2 (3 volumes): page images at HathiTrust
- The Story of the Alphabet (London: G. Newnes, Ltd., 1900), by Edward Clodd (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML)
- The Story of the Alphabet (Baltimore: N. T. A. Munder and Co., c1921), by Otto F. Ege
- Universal Palaeography: or, Fac-Similes of Writings of All Nations and Periods (2 volumes; London: H. G. Bohn, 1849), by M. Champollion-Figeac, Aimé-Louis Champollion-Figeac, Jean-François Champollion, and J. B. Silvestre, ed. by Frederic Madden (page images at HathiTrust)
- Classification and Identification of Handwriting (New York and London: D. Appleton and Co., 1922), by Clarence D. Lee and R. A. Abbey
- L'Expertise en Écritures: Étude Théorique et Pratique (in French; 1907), by Pierre Humbert (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
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