Adolph M. Foerster (1854–1927) was a musician, conductor, and music educator. Born in Pittsburgh, he studied voice, composition, and piano at the Leipzig Conservatory. Upon graduation, he taught music at the conservatory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, before returning to Pittsburgh, where he directed the Pittsburgh Symphony Society and the Musical Union Choral Society.

The Adolph M. Foerster Collection contains manuscripts and printed scores of Foerster’s music, articles written by the composer, newspaper clippings concerning the composer and the performance of his music, photographs, letters, and “notes” in the composer’s hand.