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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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Memo regarding meal allowance, June 29, 1983
Memo regarding meal allowance, June 29, 1983
Memorandums
Maker: Unknown
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.019
Date Made: 1983-06-29; 1980s
Andrä memo regarding part of the plan for the development of working and living conditions for 1983 (from November 29, 1982)
Andrä memo regarding part of the plan for the development of working and living conditions for 1983 (from November 29, 1982)
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.020
Date Made: 1982-12-27; 1980s
Andrä correspondence regarding a living and working conditions meeting, April 27, 1983
Andrä correspondence regarding a living and working conditions meeting, April 27, 1983
Correspondence
Maker: Volkmar Andrä
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.021
Date Made: 1983-04-27; 1980s
Andrä memo regarding meal allowances, April 13, 1983
Andrä memo regarding meal allowances, April 13, 1983
Memorandums
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.023
Date Made: 1983-04-13; 1980s
Handwritten numerical list
Handwritten numerical list
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.024
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Andrä memo regarding food billing for January / February 1983, March 23, 1983
Andrä memo regarding food billing for January / February 1983, March 23, 1983
Memorandums
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.025
Date Made: 1983-03-23; 1980s
Essengeldzuschuß Monat Januar 1983
Essengeldzuschuß Monat Januar 1983
Logs (records)
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.026
Date Made: January, 1983; 1980s
Essengeldzuschuß Monat Februar 1983
Essengeldzuschuß Monat Februar 1983
Logs (records)
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.027
Date Made: February, 1983; 1980s
Essengeldzuschuß Monat März 1983
Essengeldzuschuß Monat März 1983
Logs (records)
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; VEB Deutsche Schallplatten
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.028
Date Made: March, 1983; 1980s
Handwritten poem
Handwritten poem
Notes (documents)
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.029
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
Andrä memo regarding part of the plan for the development of working and living conditions for 1983 (from November 29, 1982)
Andrä memo regarding part of the plan for the development of working and living conditions for 1983 (from November 29, 1982)
Memorandums
Maker: Volkmar Andrä; [Langheinrich]; [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.030
Date Made: 1983-05-04; 1980s
Handwritten correspondence to Volkmar Andrä regarding staff breaks in Studio B, May 3, 1983
Handwritten correspondence to Volkmar Andrä regarding staff breaks in Studio B, May 3, 1983
Correspondence
Maker: [Gerda]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.032
Date Made: 1983-05-03; 1980s
Andrä memo regarding bungalow 11 in the Glowe holiday center, December 4, 1982
Andrä memo regarding bungalow 11 in the Glowe holiday center, December 4, 1982
Memorandums
Maker: [Volkmar Andrä]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.033
Date Made: 1982-12-04; 1980s
Urlaubsreisen Sommer 1983
Urlaubsreisen Sommer 1983
Texts (documents)
Maker: Anton; [VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, BGL Berlin]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.034
Date Made: 1982-11-15; 1980s
Handwritten note
Handwritten note
Notes (documents)
Maker: [René Büttner]
ID: 2006.900.601.001.012.035
Date Made: [1980s]; 1980/1989
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