THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY RARE BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS DIVISION
ACCESSION SHEET

Accession # *89 M 9

Location 23 F 1-3 (R)

Title O'Keefe, David H. Papers

Approximate inclusive dates 1766-1926, bulk dates 1900-1926

Date of receipt 1923

Received from National Shorthand Reporters Association

Volume on arrival -------

Number of boxes (after reboxing) 17 AB; 1 photo box; *****1 oversize flat box (10 linear ft.)

Condition Poor-Good

Restrictions None

Description

SEE ATTACHED DESCRIPTION

Special Formats - Photographs - Maps - Audio Tapes - Films - Graphics - Artifacts - Machine-readable records - Other (list)_______

Temporary catalog card added entries

Beale, Charles Currier 1864-1909
Edwards, James Keith
Weston, James
New York (N.Y.)-1868-1898;1891-1951
Shorthand

BIOGRAPHY

David O'Keefe (b-d?), shorthand reporter in New York City, active between 1880-1926 with regard to the promotion of shorthand notably in the National Shorthand Reporters' Association; Managing editor of Shorthand & Typewriting News; librarian and editor of New York State Stenographers Association; contributor of shorthand articles to business periodicals.

DESCRIPTION

The David O'Keefe Papers, 1766-1926, bulk dates 1900-1926, contains letters, writings, bibliographies, artifacts and photographs on the subjects of shorthand and the typewriter.

General Correspondence, 1895-1923, contains incoming and outgoing letters to O'Keefe on shorthand and related subjects in his capacity as librarian and editor of the New York State. Stenographers Association. There is other general correspondence, 1894-1919, not related to O'Keefe and, also individual correspondence, alphabetically arranged, 1893-1923. These individuals corresponded with other individuals including O'Keefe. Correspondents include Charles Currier Beale, Horace E. Burt and Spencer C. Rodgers.

The writings contain speeches by O'Keefe and others regarding shorthand, typewriting, etc; drafts of monographs including "The History of Typewriting"; shorthand notes and notebooks. Noted manuscripts are Notes of Sermon by James Keith Edwards (1849) and Shorthand by James Weston (1760).

There are assorted bibliographies about shorthand books and shorthand libraries, 1880-1923.

The artifacts, 1883-1921, are ribbons, badges, pins and buttons from business conferences speed contests and fairs.

The photographs are pictures of champion typists, shorthand and typist conferences, shorthand writers and authors. These photographs were taken from the late 19th to early 20 cen. The photographs range in size from carte-de-viste to long oversize photographs. Many of the oversize photographs are damaged.

DAVID O'KEEFE PAPERS

Container list

	Box	1. 	O'Keefe, David. General Correspondence 1895-1923

		2. 	Other General Correspondence 1894-1919
			Beale, Charles Currier 1901-1902
			Burt, Horace E. 1920-1923
			Kells, Robert A. 1920
			Miller, Charles 1905-1906
			Pitman, Benn (typescripts)
			Rodgers, Spencer C. 1893-1921

		3.	1922-1923

			Writings
				O'Keefe, David.
				Others: B - S

		4.	Unidentified authors
			Modular syllabus: Brooklyn Institute of Commerce
		
		5.	History of the Typewriter (draft)

		6.	Shorthand Notes

		7.	Shorthand Notes
			Notebooks
			Notes of Sermons by J.K. Edwards 1849
			Shorthand by James Weston 1760

		8-10.	Bibliographies

		11. 	Rules for Stenography
			Shorthand Tests

		12. 	Miscellaneous shorthand material

		13. 	Notebook: Charles Currier Beale library
			Ledger

		14. 	Scrapbook

		15. 	Scrapbooks

		16. 	Printed Material

		17. 	Artifacts

		18-19	Photographs
			see also: map case drawer # 8