Personal Life
Pollock was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1909 to Isadore and Sonia (Gordon) Pollock. In 1914, the Pollocks moved to Toledo. Pollock attended public school in Toledo, and graduated in 1926. He attended both the University of Toledo and Bowling Green State University, but did not graduate from either institution. Pollock's daughter, Frances Pollock Packard, died in 1968. He married Sally DeVera Kooperman in April 1934. The couple had a daughter, Frances. During his lifetime, Sam Pollock developed an extensive collection of labor literature. It became one of the largest and most respected private collections of union-related publications in the United States. At the time of his death, the collection number about 10,000 volumes and included books, magazines, journals and other publications on labor history, socialism, communism, and economic and social theory. Many of the works were signed by their authors and most are classified as rare books.
Pollock retired in 1973. He and his wife moved to Chatsworth, California. Pollock remained only semi-retired, however. He taught courses in health policy at California State University, Northridge. Pollock died in Chatsworth in 1983. Pollock's grandson is the noted experimental filmmaker Damon Packard.
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