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Walter Hiers and Gloria Williams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 2490

Scope and Contents

This small collection contains photographs and ephemera related to the acting careers of Gloria Williams (1903-1979) and Walter Hiers (1893-1933). Materials include stills and photographs, 2 broken glass magic lantern slides for "The Mysterious Miss Terry" (1917), and two concert programs and a classic film booklet (1972). There are also some call sheets and pay slips for Williams' work in the 1940s-1960s. Box 2 contains 16 lobby cards for the short subject "Short Change" (1924) and oversize photographs.

Dates

  • Creation: 1917 - 1972

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Advance notice required for access.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

Conditions Governing Use

All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Cinematic Arts Library at ctlibarc@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Cinematic Arts Library 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.

Biographical / Historical

Gloria Williams (1903-1979) (later known as Adah Anderson) was a contract player for Paramount Pictures in the 1930s and later had small film and television roles into the 1960s. She was married first to actor Walter Hiers (1893-1933) and later to Ernest Anderson.

Biographical / Historical

Walter Hiers (1893-1933) was a comic silent film actor and Famous Lasky player.

Extent

2.19 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This small collection contains photographs and ephemera related to the acting careers of Gloria Williams (1903-1979) and her husband Walter Hiers (1893-1933). Hiers was a comic silent film actor and Williams was a contract player who had small roles from the 1930s to 1960s.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Gloria Williams, 1974.

Processing Information

Previously labeled as Collection #110.

Title
Finding aid for the Walter Hiers and Gloria Williams papers
Status
Minimally Processed
Author
Diann Benti
Date
2022 April
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the USC Libraries Cinematic Arts Library Repository

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