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Gaylord, Elston E. - Obituary Elston E. Gaylord, Beverly, Mass., was born on a farm near Coleta, Whiteside County, Illinois, on January 25, 1870

Gems of Penmanship (1867) By Williams & Packard Writing, as an art, and more especially as a department of education, is rapidly attaining an important position in this country

Gillott, Joseph, Pen Maker Joseph Gillott, steel pen maker and art patron, the son of a workman in the cutlery trade, was born at Sheffield 11th October 1799, and commenced life as a working cutler, soon becoming a `noted hand' at forging and grinding knife blades.

Gillott Pen Factory Tour By combining the text from The Trades and Manufactories of Great Britain published in 1865 and the pictures from when The Prince of Wales visited Gillott's factory in 1874 published in The Graphic, we can take a guided tour around Joseph Gillott's pen making establishment.

Golden Age of Ornamental Penmanship In the years following the death of Platt Rogers Spencer, a number of his former students continued their mentor's efforts in promoting the Spencerian System of Writing.

Goldsmith, Oliver on the ascendancy of the Steel Pen. Text obtained from Nash’s book but was originally from Goldsmith's Gems of Penmanship, 1846. 'Lecture on "The Pen”

Griffith, John S. (1899-1980) John S. Griffith of Astoria, Oregon, was born in 1899, and in due course of time graduated in the Idaho Technical Institute of Pocatello. In this institution he came under the inspiration and instruction of one of America's foremost penmen and teachers, Mr. F.B. Courtney.

Hatten, Charles E, The State Department's Penman Urgent among the official diplomatic documents which a new President is called upon to Issue are consular exequaturs. and recently Charles E. Hatten of this city has been turning his finely trained hand to inscribing a number of these for Mr. Eisenhower.

Hausam, L.H. (1870-1941) L. H. Hausam was born in St. Charles, Mo., in 1870. Mr. Hausam became interested in penmanship when he was quite young and became an expert.

Hausam, L.H., taken from "The Hausam System of Plain Penmanship" 1923 Slant in writing, when done with the arm movement, is determined physiologically, and must, therefore, vary with individuals.

Healy, Horace G. (1867-1938) - Obituary Horace G. Healy In the passing of Horace G. Healey at St. Petersburg, Florida, in December, the penmanship profession has lost one of its most outstanding and lovable characters.

Henning, William.C. on the death of C.P. Zaner A man of such high qualities, whose highest purpose and efforts were to make the world better and to enrich the profession to which lie devoted his life, deserved a kindlier fate.

Henning, W.C., "Ornamental Writing" In the practice of ornamental writing as well as in business writing, your movement should receive the first consideration.

Henning, W.C. - Biographical William C. Henning, studied under Louis Madarasz and Austin Palmer in 1893 at the Cedar Rapids Business College

Higgins, Charles M., Founder of Charles M. Higgins & Co., Inc. The inks Mr. Higgins had invented, which included colored inks as well as black and India, sold very slowly for the first few years, so that he manufactured it at his own home and continued to conduct his patent soliciting business.

Hinman, A.H., "A History of Penmen", Part I In July, 1867, the principals of the Bryant and Stratton schools assembled in Buffalo, which was the first meeting held after the death of Mr. Stratton.

Hinman, A.H., "A History of Penmen", Part II Among the earnest, capable and successful teachers of penmanship who have honored our profession during the past forty-five years is the subject of our sketch, Mr. Orrin Reynolds

Hinman, A.H., On W.E. Dennis and E.L. Brown As every city has a leading engrosser, Brooklyn, New York, has in WE Dennis one of the ablest pen-artists in the country.

History of Oblique Penholder Patents (The Mordan and Brockedon patent information was obtained from Michael Sull’s Spencerian Script and Ornamental Penmanship, Volume I. The remainder of the patent information was obtained from the US Patent Office Web Site thanks to the efforts of Charles Osborne.)

Hoffman, W.A., "How I Became a Penman" So don't be discouraged, boys, because you don't acquire the skill of a Madarasz or a Courtney in a few weeks or months of earnest effort, but stick to it with the tenacity of the proverbial bull pup and success will crown your efforts.

Hoole, G.G. - Biographical G G Hoole was from the Glendive Montana area.

Hovis, O.E. - Biographical Mr. OE Hovis is a specialist In Round Hand Writing. He was born in Pennsylvania a little over thirty years ago, and received his first penmanship training in Meadville.

How Are Steel Pens Made, The Spencerian Pen Company METALLIC PENS were made in small quantities before the Nineteenth Century, but the Pen as we know it now was really invented by James Perry, the founder of the firm of Perry & Co., Ltd.

Howard, H.A. - Biographical While quite young H. A. Howard became interested in penmanship, and received a copy of the Penmen's Gazette, published by G. A. Gaskell, author of Gaskell's Compendium.

Howe, Charlton V., Instructions for Learning Engraver's Script After fourteen years' experience with various pens, I have come to the conclusion that the Gillott No. 303 pen is best adapted for Engraver's Script.

Howe, Charlton V. I have come to the conclusion that Prof. Zaner's simplified writing is the proper thing, after giving it a fair trial.

Huntsinger, E.M., "How I Became A Penman" I took a course in penmanship under that master teacher A.H. Hinman, who knows how to inspire students and how to criticized the handwriting for the best good. Mr. Hinman pounded into me that nine-tenths study and one-tenth practice made the fine penman. He is right.

IAMPETH Convention 1954 The penmanship convention held at Geneva, Ohio, in July, 1954, was one of the most inspiring we have attended. Persons, interested in handwriting or in some line of pen work, attended from various parts of U. S., Canada, and Cuba.

IAMPETH History by Eileen (Broad) Richardson In July 1950, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bailey, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Walter, Enrique Benguria (Cuba's foremost penman), Mr. and Mrs. Rene Guillard and Charles Begin came. My Mother and her neighbor friend, Mrs. Murrell came to take care of the cooking.

IAMPETH Newsletter - Historical Lineage While the IAMPETH Newsletter is not a direct permutation of The Business Educator via Zaner-Bloser, it was created specifically to pick up where The Educator left off.

INKS, Taken from Gaskell's Penman's Hand Book, 1883 Ink has not only been useful in all ages, but still continues absolutely necessary to the preservation and improvement of every art and science, and for conducting the ordinary transactions of life.

Ito, Kaiji - Obituary I am sad to announce the passing of a fine penman/calligrapher, Mr. Kaiji Ito of the Japan Penmanship Association (JPA) this past May.

Jenkins, John - Biographical John Jenkins was born in about 1755 and died in Wilmington, Delaware, in 1822. He was the first American writing master to make a strong contribution in his field.

Jones, Travis (1907-1997) IAMPETH Member Spotlight A gentleman in every sense of the word, Travis Jones, of Birmingham, Alabama, is one of IAMPETH's most loved members.

Judy, Manasseh S. - Biographical During the summers of 1910, 1911 and 1912 he was a student at the Zanerian Art College, Columbus, Ohio

Kelchner, L.M., on the death of his cousin C.P. Zaner I mourn the loss of a dear cousin, whose memory I shall always cherish.

Kibbe, H.W. (1853-1905) - Biographical As a penman, his writing combined in enviable and well-balanced proportions the elements of accuracy and facility of execution.

Kowalski, Joseph (1912-2003) - Biographical Joe was a graduate of the Zanerian College and a contemporary of Bill Lilly. He earned a Zanerian Certificate (Green Seal) in Text Lettering from the Zanerian.

Kuhl, A.A. (1873-19??) - Biographical In 1894 he first attended the Zanerian, returning two or three times since. Ten years ago he went South and taught for three years in the jasper, Fla., Normal Institute.

Lacquering, by A.A.S. Charles The final operation before 'looking over' or 'viewing' and subsequently boxing and labeling was the lacquering process.

Leslie, Scott E., (1881-1941) - Biographical Those who knew Mr. Leslie personally and were acquainted with his work, considered him one of the most skillful and talented penman the profession has produced.

Lessons in Ornamental Penmanship, by P.Z. Bloser Two things are essential in the execution of superior penmanship. They are perception and performance. The hand cannot well perform that which the mind does not perceive.

Lester, J.E. "Ornamental Penmanship" There is much in common between business and ornamental writing. In fact, business writing is an outgrowth of ornamental penmanship.

Lister, Clyde C., (1866-1940) - Obituary His name will go down in history as one of the most skillful penmen, a thorough, painstaking teacher, and a true gentleman.

Lister, C.C. on Writing Movement Muscular movement, combined movement and arm movement are terms used to describe the approved process of writing. None of these is ideal.

Lowe, James K., The Korean Penman, by W.E. Dennis We do not know of any Korean penmen except Mr. Lowe, and he tells us that the "professional penman" is something unknown in his native country.

Lowe, James K., on Engrossing the Gettysburg Address After the 1915 diploma season was over, I found some spare time and conceived the idea of designing Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Loya, Paula, (19??-1994) - Obituary One is constantly amazed at the volume of work she produces. There seems to be no limit to her originality and creativeness. She is at home with all styles and mediums.

Loya, Paula, Studio Announcement Pauline Loya, who is conducting a Studio in Boston, Massachusetts, with the aid of her sister, reports that their Studio is doing a very nice volume of business.