A handwritten auto-biographical document written by William G. Morgan, the inventor of Volleyball, for the Class of 1894 class histories. Early classes at Springfield College often had the graduating seniors write about themselves, their experiences and their dreams. Some of these documents were put into a yearbook like document, others, like the class of 1894, were never arranged further, and remained in their hand written form. This document chronicles Morgan's life up until October of 1894, when he married Mary Caldwell. Morgan was a student at the school from 1892-1894.
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After graduating he became a physical director at the Auburn, Maine YMCA. Following a year in Maine, Morgan went to the Holyoke YMCA in Holyoke, MA where he developed the game of volleyball. Originally called 'Mintonette" volleyball was created as a less strenuous alternative to basketball. The game, which uses elements of basketball and badminton, was designed for middle-aged patrons of the Holyoke YMCA. Like basketball before it, volleyball quickly gained popularity, first within the YMCA and then across the United States.
This document is handwritten in pencil on lined paper. Pages 7 and 8 of the scanned document are the front and back of a half sheet of paper and are blank. Page 6 is also blank.
