This collection contains literary material of Ernest Jackson Whisler, a turn-of-the-century writer of plays and folk stories under the name of Jack Whisler. His career appears to span the first half of the 20th century. Born in Rochester, Pennsylvania in the 1870s, Whisler's family later settled in Tucson, Arizona because of his parent's health. Whisler died in 1958 of a heart attack in his home in Burlingame, California.

Also included in the collection are ads and flyers, plays, folk stories and news-clippings.

Lois Whisler of Tucson, Arizona, with the aid of Paul Nolan, donated this collection.