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Subject:Re: History of technical writing From:Stuart Selber <SSELBER -at- MTUS5 -dot- CTS -dot- MTU -dot- EDU> Date:Sun, 19 Sep 1993 17:49:27 EST
ie. History of Technical Writing. John Brockmann at the University of Delaware
has a book in press on this very subject. In addition to other things, I
believe he looks at early manuals for sewing machines. You might contact him
there, in the English department.
