Collection: Herman Adolph Polack (1862-1930) Papers

Scope and Contents

The collection contains several music manuscript of hymn tunes by Polack.

Dates

Creation: 1885 - 1925

Biographical / Historical

Polack was born 10 June 1862, the son of Rev. Wilhelm Gustav Polack and Maria Elizabeth nee Hans, in Crete Township, Will County, Illinois. He was educated at the Missouri State Normal School, Cape Girardeau, Missouri. He married Wilhelmina Henrietta Stohs at Bremen, Kansas, 12 February 1885. He taught public school in East Saint Louis, then became a Lutheran parochial school teacher, serving schools in Saint Louis; Wausau, Wisconsin; Cleveland, Ohio; and other places. He was an accomplished organist, composer and choir director.