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John Robert Gregg collection

Title: John Robert Gregg collection, 1623-1980, bulk (1900-1946).
Author: Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948.
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Description

128 linear feet (263 boxes, 1 map tube).

Summary

Collection reflects Gregg's career as an inventor, educator and publisher of Gregg Shorthand and related commercial education material.

Subjects

Genre/Form

Photographs.
Audio tapes.
Motion pictures.
Sound recordings.

Access (note)

Restricted access;

Source (note)

Howell, Janet Kinley Gregg; John Robert Gregg, Jr.; Gregg Publishing Co.

Biography (note)

John Robert Gregg (1867-1948) was an inventor of shorthand, educator and the founder of the Gregg Publishing Company.

Processing Action (note)

Processed.
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Call Number

MssCol 1242

OCLC

NYPW90-A74

Author

Gregg, John Robert, 1867-1948.

Title

John Robert Gregg collection, 1623-1980, bulk (1900-1946).

Restricted Access

Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.

Biography

John Robert Gregg (1867-1948) was an inventor of shorthand, educator and the founder of the Gregg Publishing Company. The company was established in 1893 in Chicago; Gregg moved the headquarters to New York City between 1907 and 1908. Eventually, he established branches throughout the United States and Canada. Gregg also established the Gregg Publishing Company Ltd., a separate company, in England in 1925. Around 1922 Gregg bought the DeBear School Ltd. and renamed it Gregg Schools Ltd., Great Britain. In 1948 the Gregg Publishing Company and its holdings were sold to the McGraw-Hill Company and it became their subsidiary. The McGraw-Hill Publishing Company has continued to publish monographs on Gregg shorthand.

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