Erica Gunter papers, circa 1945-1949

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Summary

Creators:
Gunter, Erica
Abstract:
Collection of letters and photographs collected by Erica (Ricky) Gunter. The bulk of the letters (including telegrams) are from Richard (Dick) Paxton. Gunter was a German Jew who fled Nazi Germany with her brother. She met Paxton in 1944 or early 1945 while serving as a camera operator creating military training films. Dick Paxton was a regular character actor in a number of films.
Extent:
0.42 Linear Feet 1 box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Erica Gunter papers, Collection no. 6069, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Background

Scope and content:

Collection of letters and photographs collected by Erica (Ricky) Gunter. The bulk of the letters (including telegrams) are from Richard (Dick) Paxton. Also included are letters from Paxton's brother and mother, other servicemen, a CBS executive, and a 20th Century Fox executive; 4 postcards; and 28 photographs.

Biographical / historical:

Erica Gunter was a German Jew who fled Nazi Germany with her brother. She met Richard (Dick) Paxton in 1944 or early 1945 while serving as a camera operator creating military training films. Dick Paxton was a regular character actor in a number of films, beginning in 1940 with Third Finger, Left Hand starring Myrna Loy. He moved to California as a teen and met Mickey Rooney at a high school party. The two became close friends and Paxton served as his stand-in on a number of Rooney's early films.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from The Bookshop, April 21, 2014.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Collection stored off site. Advance notice required for access.

Terms of access:

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.

Preferred citation:

[Box/folder# or item name], Erica Gunter papers, Collection no. 6069, Special Collections, USC Libraries, University of Southern California

Location of this collection:
Special Collections
Doheny Memorial Library, Room 209
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189, US
Contact:
(213) 740-5900
specol@usc.edu
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