Palmer Method Palmer Method The Palmer Method of penmanship instruction was developed and promoted by Austin Palmer in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was largely created as a simplified style of the "Spencerian Method", which had been the major standardized system of handwriting since the 1840s. The Palmer Method soon became the most popular handwriting system in the United States. Under the method, students were taught to adopt a uniform system of cursive writing with rhythmic motions. The method developed around 1888 and was introduced in the book "Palmer's Guide to Business Writing" (1894). Palmer's method involved "muscle motion"
Raymond A. Palmer Raymond A. Palmer Raymond Arthur Palmer (August 1, 1910 – August 15, 1977) was an American editor of "Amazing Stories" from 1938 through 1949, when he left publisher Ziff-Davis to publish and edit "Fate Magazine", and eventually many other magazines and books through his own publishing houses, including Amherst Press and Palmer Publications. In addition to magazines such as "Mystic," "Search," and "Flying Saucers", he published or republished numerous spirtualist books, including "", as well as several books related to flying saucers, including "The Coming of the Saucers", co-written by Palmer with Kenneth Arnold. Palmer was also a prolific author