gb-003348-wlmf51
type: RecordSet
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.
physical characteristics and technical requirements: Microfilm
conditions of access: Open
has or had holder: gb-003348
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had subject: 381
has or had subject: 672
has or had subject: 1159
has or had subject: 670
has or had subject: 1008
has or had subject: 986
has record set type: Collection
identifier: WLMF51
record resource extent: 123 reels
record resource structure: Note that the title and scope and content fields have the first name on each reel of the card index A1-A123
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
title: Reichskulturkammer Generalkartei (Reich Chamber of Culture: General Index)