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Volkmar Andrä Papers

Volkmar Andrä (b. 1944) worked in music production for the East German, state-controlled record company VEB Deutsche Schallplatten (and primarily with the sub-label, AMIGA Records) beginning in 1972 and through the dissolution of East Germany. The collection includes business and personal documents amassed by Andrä during his tenure with the VEB Deutsche Schallplatten/AMIGA Records. These materials include: licensing and legal agreements, promotional materials for various East German artists, planning documents for music festivals, documents related to album releases, meeting minutes, budgeting documents, and VEB Deutsche Schallplatten internal labor organization documents. Some personal documents, such as correspondence and vacation planning documents can be found in the collection. 

Prior to his tenure with VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, Volkmar Andrä studied musicology, cultural studies, and German literature. In 1966, he founded the Hootenanny-Klubs (renamed the Oktoberklub in 1967) and was a member until 1968. From 1968 to 1972, he worked for DDRFernsehen (East German television) as an editor in the entertainment division, responsible for the programs “Schlagerstudio” and “Notenbank.” While at VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, from 1972 to 1996, he worked for AMIGA (the popular music division) as a music editor. In that capacity he produced a number of pop and rock sampler LPs, such as “Kleeblatt”, “Hallo”, “Rhythmus”, and “Die großen Erfolge”. Before leaving VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, Andrä founded Firma BTM, a label dedicated to the release of light rock and folk music (with artists such as Herbert Roth, De Plattfööt, and others) from the newly reunited German states.

The cataloging and digitization of this collection was made possible by the support of Arcadia – a charitable fund of Lisbet Rausing and Peter Baldwin.

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Correspondence from Hansjürgen Schaefer and Helga Metzke to Volkmar Andrä, October 1974
Correspondence from Hansjürgen Schaefer and Helga Metzke to Volkmar Andrä, October 1974
Correspondence
Maker: Hansjürgen Schaefer; Helga Metzke
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.044
Date Made: 1974-10; 1970s
Correspondence from Weise to Volkmar Andrä, April 23, 1974
Correspondence from Weise to Volkmar Andrä, April 23, 1974
Correspondence
Maker: Weise
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.045
Date Made: 1974-04-23; 1970s
Correspondence from Peter Czerny to Volkmar Andrä, November 2, 1972
Correspondence from Peter Czerny to Volkmar Andrä, November 2, 1972
Correspondence
Maker: Peter Czerny
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.046
Date Made: 1972-11-02; 1970s
Envelope addressed to Volkmar Andrä
Envelope addressed to Volkmar Andrä
Envelopes; postage stamps
Maker: Unknown; [Deutsche Post]
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.047
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
Correspondence from Werner Gorges to Volkmar Andrä, January 15, 1977
Correspondence from Werner Gorges to Volkmar Andrä, January 15, 1977
Correspondence
Maker: Werner Gorges
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.048
Date Made: 1977-01-15; 1970s
Oktoberklub envelope
Oktoberklub envelope
Envelopes
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.049
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
Correspondence from Dreßler to Volkmar Andrä, May 14, 1979
Correspondence from Dreßler to Volkmar Andrä, May 14, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Dreßler
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.050
Date Made: 1979-05-14; 1970s
Correspondence from Kilian to Volkmar Andrä, October 11, 1978
Correspondence from Kilian to Volkmar Andrä, October 11, 1978
Correspondence
Maker: Kilian
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.051
Date Made: 1978-10-11; 1970s
Correspondence to Volkmar Andrä from Deutsche Post Fernsprechamt Berlin, September 17, 1979
Correspondence to Volkmar Andrä from Deutsche Post Fernsprechamt Berlin, September 17, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Fernsprechamt Berlin; Deutsche Post; Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.052
Date Made: 1979-09-17; 1970s
Correspondence from Deutsche Post Abrechnungsstelle für Fernmeldegebühren to Volkmar Andrä, July 13, 1979
Correspondence from Deutsche Post Abrechnungsstelle für Fernmeldegebühren to Volkmar Andrä, July 13, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Deutsche Post, Abrechnungsstelle für Fernmeldegebuhren
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.053
Date Made: 1979-07-13; 1970s
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Deutsche Post Abrechnungsstelle für Fernmeldegebühren, September 10, 1979
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Deutsche Post Abrechnungsstelle für Fernmeldegebühren, September 10, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.054
Date Made: 1979-09-10; 1970s
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Deutsche Post Störungsstelle Fernsprechdienst, July 24, 1979
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Deutsche Post Störungsstelle Fernsprechdienst, July 24, 1979
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.055
Date Made: 1979-07-24; 1970s
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Präsidium der Volkspolizei Berlin Abt. Verkehrspolizei Verkehrsunfallbereitschaft, May 6, 1980
Correspondence from Volkmar Andrä to Präsidium der Volkspolizei Berlin Abt. Verkehrspolizei Verkehrsunfallbereitschaft, May 6, 1980
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.056
Date Made: 1980-05-06; 1980s
Andrä memo memo regarding part-time work, May 5, 1980
Andrä memo memo regarding part-time work, May 5, 1980
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.057
Date Made: 1980-05-05; 1980s
Handwritten note
Handwritten note
Notes (documents)
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.002.003.058
Date Made: [circa 1970s-1980s]; 1970s; 1980s
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