Actress Juanita Hall, shown here with Logan, recreated for the film her original stage role as Bloody Mary. Some of the modern fiction writers represented by major collections are James M. Cain, James A. Michener, Shirley Jackson, Bernard Malamud, Truman Capote, and Philip Roth. Prolific Michener's papers already number sixty thousand items, including photographs and diaries. Malamud's papers include a meticulous array of revisions valuable for textual study of his technique, Capote's papers feature notebooks for In Cold Blood, and Roth's papers include drafts and correspondence from his early career, best represented by Goodbye Columbus, through his 1993 Operation Shylock. The author's papers include notes, drafts, and galley proofs of his fiction.
Theatrical papers have a long history in the division.
A much larger collection documents the career of classical actress Charlotte Cushman. The John Thompson Ford Papers are a rich source for theatrical history from the manager's side, also providing interesting information on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. Twentieth-century theatrical records include newer manifestations of the performing arts. The Library of Congress also holds some remarkable fine arts- related collections. American-born painter and etcher James A. McNeill Whistler is richly represented by a large collection compiled by Joseph and Elizabeth Robins Pennell, which includes drawings as well as correspondence and other manuscripts.