The W. Eugene Smith collection consists of 71 black and white prints from the Life magazine photo archive. The images include: actors, artists, authors, and musicians such as Charlie Chaplin, Elia Kazan, Arthur Miller, Henry Fonda, and Bruno Walter; Smith's daughter Juanita; WWII Pacific Theatre and Pearl Harbor Naval Yard views; New Mexico images from Taos and Santa Fe; scenes from plays including A Sleep of Prisoners, Edward, My Son, 20th Century, and The Green Pastures; and selected shots from his photo essays such as, “Bowery Bum of the Month, British Pre-Elections, Senator Robert A. Taft” and “Trial by Jury.” These photographs are located in the Special Collection's vault.