A letter written by William Morgan, the inventor of volleyball, in response to a letter sent to him from Springfield College, then the International YMCA College, Alumni Association president, George Draper, requesting any anecdotes he may recall regarding the history of volleyball. In his letter, Morgan responds with his account of how volleyball, which had originally been called Mintonette, received its name. During an exhibition game at the YMCA Training School (now Springfield College), faculty member Dr. Halstead suggested the name Volley Ball because of how the ball volleyed back and fourth over the net. The catalogue in the collection, so it is not known what this document is, that he mentions sending was not with this letter, though it is believed that the rules contained in this folder were the rules that he sent. For more information on William G. Morgan see https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/723.
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