J. Whirler Books of Portland, Oregon, a bookstore specializing in children's and pop-up books formerly operated by bookseller Trevor Blake, went out of business in 1999. At that time, former Head of Western Michigan University Libraries Special Collections, Tom Amos, contacted Blake and purchased over 1000 books of his remaining stock, many of which were pop-up and moveable books, as well as miniature books. These were added to the department's holdings. In addition, the department received a small archive of catalogs, serials, etc. that had belonged to Blake.

This collection is the small archive of miscellaneous items from J. Whirler Books. It consists of articles, newsletters, book fair programs, publisher advertisement bookmarks, catalogs, directories, postcard advertisements, assorted issues of children's literature serials and miscellaneous correspondence to bookseller, Trevor Blake. The books associated with this collection have been cataloged individually and are searchable via Western Michigan University Libraries' online catalog.