Palmer Method of Business Writing Certificate
by A.N. Palmer Company 1934-05-15
Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
A Certificate of Improvement awarded to Mary Lou Chastain on May 15, 1934 for "Improvement in the Palmer Method of Business Writing" from the A.N. Palmer Company. The certificate was issued in Portland, and is signed by the "Board of Awards": S. W. Palmer, C. J. Newcomb, and A.A. Davis. There were two small round metal lapel pins attached to the certificate that have been removed for preservation.
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- Description
- A Certificate of Improvement awarded to Mary Lou Chastain on May 15, 1934 for "Improvement in the Palmer Method of Business Writing" from the A.N. Palmer Company. The certificate was issued in Portland, and is signed by the "Board of Awards": S. W. Palmer, C. J. Newcomb, and A.A. Davis. There were two small round metal lapel pins attached to the certificate that have been removed for preservation.
- Provenance
- Donated by Mary Louise Chastain-Clay in 2001. The Palmer Method of Business Writing was a handwriting style and system of instruction developed by Austin Palmer in the 1880s. It emphasized muscle motion in the forearms rather than the fingers, and was used to teach rapid and legible cursive. It was the most popular handwriting system in the United States in the first half of the 20th century.
- Date
- 1934-05-15
- Creator
- A.N. Palmer Company
- Mary Lou Chastain
- Subject
- Chastain, Mary Lou
- Chastain-Clay, Mary Louise
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- Schools
- Education
- Writing
- Writing systems
- Certificates
- Awards
- Location
- Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-RUU/1.0/
- Identifier
- ghs2001-010-0002a
- Contributor
- Gresham Historical Society
- Extent
- Certificate
- Type
- Text
- Item sets
- Gresham Heritage
