Reichskulturkammer Generalkartei (Reich Chamber of Culture: General Index)

Identifier
WLMF51
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 71239
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Reichskulturkammer

Biographical History

Established by law in 1933, the Reichskulturkammer (RKK) was created to enable the Reichsministerium fuer Volksaufklaerung und Propaganda (RMfVP)(Reich Ministry for Public Enlightenment and Propaganda) to control virtually all aspects of organised cultural life in Germany. The RKK was closely linked to the RMfVP under Joseph Goebbels, who also served as president of the RKK. The card index relates to some 185,000 members and applicants of the RKK and its affiliated organisations, including staff members of the RMfVP. For those whose livelihood derived from the arts, membership was compulsory in the RKK and its subordinate chambers of literature, music, film, theatre, radio, graphic arts and the press. Those denied membership were effectively prevented from practising their profession.

Scope and Content

A1-A123: A microfilm copy of the central registry of membership of the Reichskulturkammer (RKK), 1930s-1940s, arranged alphabetically by individual surname. Originally maintained by the personnel section of the RKK, index cards have been supplemented by entries made by Allied occupation authorities. For each individual, one or more cards provide: name and address, birthdate and place, profession, RKK membership data and notations regarding political reliability and racial background. Also included in some instances are annotations from the Allied occupation authorities on denazification proceedings and artists' acceptibility for post war performances.

B Y011- B Y012: List of excluded Jews, mixed race Jews and closely related Jews, and of those given special permission

C 001- C032: Personnel files of the offices of the Reichsministerium fuer Volksaufklaerung and Propaganda

System of Arrangement

Note that the title and scope and content fields have the first name on each reel of the card index A1-A123

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Microfilm

Subjects

  • Cultural policy
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