Floyd Family Collection:
Business Education Textbooks Catalog

This catalog of business curriculum materials was prepared both from an examination of textbooks and other materials in the Floyd Family Collection and from information provided by on-line records and other sources. It has been edited to include the names of all authors, places of publication, and publishers. Related titles have been placed under a guide name or title. Generally, arrangement is by author, title, and date of publication.

In all instances, each record contains the main entry first. In the case of author main entries, the last name of the first author appears first. Titles are in capital letters, but punctuated as they appear on the title page except where punctuation or other information was supplied for clarity. Supplied punctuation or other information appears in brackets. Publisher information is generally as it appears on the title page, except a string of publication place names concludes with "and" before the final place regardless of whether this conjunction was included or only implied in the work itself. Volumes and series statements are reported in their own fields as well, but the source of information may include sources in addition to the item. Pagination is reported as if from a perfect title in a separate field but is restricted to pagination appearing in Arabic numerals. Except for the already explained conditions in this paragraph, variations in reporting any field of the bibliographical item appear in the note field.

The note field indicates the number of copies held and observations on the books in general, working from the cover to the title page. Variations in different copies are noted thereafter, including occasional identifications of Indiana schools or libraries where the books were used. Be aware that these notes are not exhaustive and a great many of the books contain annotations, doodles, etc.

The Floyd Family is reponsible for donating about half the books in the collection, with the rest coming from ISU alumni, school teachers, collectors, and antiquarian booksellers. The emphasis of the collection is on English curriculum materials and the basic sciences and social studies, but other curricula receive representative attention, providing a resource for the study of methodology, popular mores, and value systems, to name only three possiblities.

This file contains 27 entries. All entries are arranged by main entry, title, and date of publication.

Kenneth F. Burgess and James A. Lyons

Burgess, Kenneth F., and James A. Lyons.
BURGESS' COMMERCIAL LAW[:] A TEXT BOOK FOR ALL CLASSES OF SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN WHICH COURSES ARE OFFERED IN COMMERCIAL LAW.
Chicago and New York: Lyons & Carnahan, c1921.
392 pp.
Notes: This copy was used in West Lafayette, Ind.

Commercial Writing Book

COMMERCIAL WRITING BOOK.
Revised Indiana edition.
Indianapolis, Ind.: Indiana School Book Co., c1891.
24 pp.
Notes:

Levi S. Fulton and George W. Eastman

Fulton, Levi S., and Geo. W. Eastman.
A PRACTICAL SYSTEM OF BOOK-KEEPING BY SINGLE AND DOUBLE ENTRY: CONTAINING FORMS OF BOOKS AND PRACTICAL EXERCISES, ADAPTED TO THE USE OF THE FARMER, MECHANIC, MERCHANT, AND PROFESSIONAL MAN.
7th edition, revised.
New York: A.S. Barnes & Co.; Cincinnati: H. W. Derby & Co., 1856.
296 pp.
Notes: This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library.

John R. Gregg

Gregg, John Robert.
GREGG SHORTHAND[:] A LIGHT-LINE PHONOGRAPHY FOR THE MILLION.
New and revised edition.
New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and London: The Gregg Publishing Company, c1916.
154 pp.
Notes: 2 copies.

Gregg, John Robert.
GREGG SHORTHAND[:] A LIGHT-LINE PHONOGRAPHY FOR THE MILLION.
Anniversary edition.
New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, London, and Sydney: The Gregg Publishing Company, c1929.
173 pp.
Notes: 2 copies.

Gregg, John Robert.
GREGG SPEED STUDIES.
Canadian Anniversary edition.
Part I.
Toronto: The Gregg Publishing Company, c1929.
186 pp.
Notes:

Gregg, John Robert.
GREGG SPEED STUDIES.
Anniversary edition.
New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, London, and Sydney: The Gregg Publishing Company, c1929.
314 pp.
Notes:

George B. Hotchkiss and Celia A. Drew

Hotchkiss, George Burton, and Celia Anne Drew.
BUSINESS ENGLISH[:] ITS PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE.
New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1916.
376 pp.
Notes:

Nathan H. Lemowitz

Lemowitz, Nathan H.
BOOKKEEPING MADE EASY.
Made Easy Series.
New York: Edward J. Clode, c1919.
193 pp.
Notes:

David D. Lessenberry

Lessenberry, D. D.
20TH CENTURY TOUCH TYPEWRITING.
Revised edition.
Cincinnati, Ohio: South-Western Publishing Company, c1927.
144 pp.
Notes: On cover: Parts I & II.
Edition statement was taken from the OCLC record.
This copy was used in Russellville, Ind.

Lessenberry, D. D.
20TH CENTURY TYPEWRITING.
3rd edition.
Cincinnati, New York, Chicago, Dallas, and San Francisco: South-Western Publishing Company, c1937.
200 pp.
Notes: Title continues after author statement: One-Year Course.

Ira Mayhew

Mayhew, Ira.
THE ECLECTIC COMPLETE BOOK-KEEPING.
New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1884.
156 pp.
Notes:

George W. Miner and Fayette H. Elwell

Miner, George W., and Fayette H. Elwell.
PRINCIPLES OF BOOK-KEEPING[:] BRIEF COURSE ILLUSTRATING THE DIRECT METHOD OF CLOSING THE LEDGER.
Miner and Elwell Series.
Boston, New York, Chicago, London, Atlanta, Dallas, Columbus, and San Francisco: Ginn and Company, c1918.
192 pp.
Notes:

William L. Musick

Musick, W. L.
THE UNIVERSAL DICTATION COURSE OF REVISED GREGG'S SHORTHAND.
Chicago, Ill.: Universal Text Book Co., c1917.
256 pp.
Notes: Title continues after author statement in small caps: . . . and Adapted to Any of the Pitmanic Systems (Book for Each System)[:] A Method of Instruction Especially Prepared for Shorthand Schools, Academies, Colleges and Private Study. The Method and Arrangement Have Been Used in Schools Ten Years by the Author Before Publication.

E. Virgil Neal and John H. Moore

Neal, E. Virgil, and John H. Moore.
MODERN ILLUSTRATIVE BANKING.
Williams & Rogers Series.
New York, Cincinnati, and Chicago: American Book Company, c1904.
90 pp.
Notes: This copy was used in Steuben County, Ind.

Benn Pitman and Jerome B. Howard

Pitman, Benn, and Jerome B. Howard.
THE MANUAL OF PHONOGRAPHY.
Cincinnati: Phonographic Institute, 1891.
144 pp.
Notes: At head of title: The American System of Shorthand.
Issued with: Pitman, Benn, and Jerome B. Howard. Catalogue of Phonographic Works. Cincinnati, O.: The Phonographic Institute, 1891. 8 pp.

Pitman, Benn, and Jerome B. Howard.
THE MANUAL OF PHONOGRAPHY.
Cincinnati: The Phonographic Institute Co., 1894.
144, 8 pp.
Notes: At head of title: The American System of Shorthand.
Issued with: Pitman, Benn, and Jerome B. Howard. Catalogue of Phonographic Works. Cincinnati, O.: The Phonographic Institute Co., 1894. 8 pp.
This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library.

Pitman, Benn, and Jerome B. Howard.
THE MANUAL OF PHONOGRAPHY.
Cincinnati: The Phonographic Institute Co., 1897.
142, 8 pp.
Notes: At head of title: The American System of Shorthand.
Issued with: Pitman, Benn, and Jerome B. Howard. Catalogue of Phonographic Works. Cincinnati, O.: The Phonographic Institute Company, 1901.

Pitman, Benn, and Jerome B. Howard.
THE REPORTER'S COMPANION.
Cincinnati: The Phonographic Institute, 1895.
187, 8 pp.
Notes: Issued with: Pitman, Benn and Jerome B. Howard. Catalog of Phonographic Works. Cincinnati, O.: The Phonographic Institute Co., 1895. 8 pp.
This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library.

Harlan E. Read

Read, Harlan Eugene.
READ'S SALESMANSHIP.
Chicago and New York: Lyons & Carnahan, c1924.
371 pp.
Notes:

J. Walter Ross

Ross, J. Walter.
INTENSIVE TOUCH TYPEWRITING.
Chicago, Baltimore, and San Francisco: The H. M. Rowe Company, c1921.
169 pp.
Notes:

Harold H. Smith

Smith, Harold H.
TYPEWRITING TECHNIQUE[:] COLLEGE COURSE[;] A SHORT, EASY COURSE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SUPERIOR TYPING SKILL.
New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, Toronto, London, and Sydney: The Gregg Publishing Company, 1938.
173 pp.
Notes:

Rupert P. SoRelle

SoRelle, Rupert P.
OFFICE TRAINING FOR STENOGRAPHERS.
New York, Chicago, Boston, San Francisco, and London: The Gregg Publishing Company, c1916.
178 pp.
Notes:

Louis L. Williams and Fernando E. Rogers

THE NEW THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL COMPLETE BOOK-KEEPING, BY DOUBLE AND SINGLE ENTRY, FOR USE IN BUSINESS COLLEGES, COMMON SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES, AND FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION.
Rochester, N. Y.: Williams & Rogers, 1892.
250 pp.
Notes: Author statement was taken from OCLC record.
Publisher statement was taken from title page verso.
This copy was held by the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library.

THE NEW THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL COMPLETE BOOK-KEEPING, BY DOUBLE AND SINGLE ENTRY, FOR USE IN BUSINESS COLLEGES, COMMON SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES, AND FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION.
Rochester, N. Y.: Williams & Rogers, 1894.
250 pp.
Notes: Publisher statement was taken from title page verso.

THE NEW THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL INTRODUCTIVE BOOK-KEEPING, BY DOUBLE AND SINGLE ENTRY, FOR USE IN BUSINESS COLLEGES, COMMON SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS AND ACADEMIES.
Rochester, N.Y. and Chicago: Williams & Rogers, 1898.
119 pp.
Notes: