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Literary Typewriter
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Everyone keyboards now. Here is a real keyboard typewriter. A typewriter patented in 1857 by a doctor from Newport, Rhode Island, has a keyboard that looks like a piano keyboard. It was called the “literary typewriter.” There are examples at the Newport Historical Society and at the Smithsonian. Check it out by clicking on Smithsonian.
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Katharine Gibbs decided how to spell her name and recreated major problems for her students and the public. These students at North Conway, New Hampshire, on a skiing trip in 1955 are holding a sign that says Katherine Gibbs School.
When I attended Katharine Gibbs School (1986-1988), the faculty made sure we knew how to spell the name of the school. It was, naturally, a big deal.
I can just imagine the chagrin of the person who made up this rather professional sign. He or she was probably quite annoyed that the students thought it mattered.
I know that I always stressed the correct spelling. I thought that it hurt a job candidate’s credibility when Katharine was misspelled.