[7] Between 1940 and 1947, Anderson worked in a variety of roles such as researcher, writer, editor, camera operator, and director for United Specialists, Inc., Hartley Films, Creative Images, and others.

Some of the films she made during this time included commissions for the Girl Scouts of America, General Dwight Eisenhower's visit to New York, the Duke of Windsor's stay in Washington, DC, and a travelogue of Pennsylvania for the Standard Oil Company.

As Hill describes it, "Erica had a fine eye for detail, a flair for the whimsical, and a highly developed sense of the drama.

"[10] To shoot Albert Schweitzer, Anderson spent the winters of 1952-1954 in Lambaréné at the hospital with the famous doctor and humanitarian.

[13] The Syracuse University Libraries holds the Erica Anderson Collection, which includes documents from the Albert Schweitzer Friendship House.