This collection includes  documents and images related to the founding of the University of the West Indies.  Included is the Priestley Diaries  which was written by one of the members of the Committee on Higher Education which visited the West Indies in 1944 to investigate the setting up of a West Indian University.

Forty eight undergraduates participated in the 1961 “West Indian Journey” tour around the Caribbean, commencng July 13, 1961.  Islands visited include Antigua, Barbados, Grenada, Montserrat, St. Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago. The students met with Ministers of Government and other leaders in the various islands such as, Dr. Eric Williams, Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Hon. James Lloyd, the Administrator of Grenada and Mr.

A collection of over 500 historical photographs depicting the construction of the various buildings of the campus of the University College of the West Indies (UCWI), now the University of the West Indies.

A collection of historical maps including:  Jamaican Maps | Rare West Indian Maps | Probyn Marsh Map Collection | Hurricane Allen August 5-8, 1980 Disaster maps |

Roger Mais was a Jamaican journalist, novelist, poet, and playwright. He began writing verse and short stories in the 1930's and his involvement in the emerging nationalist movement of the time is reflected in his work.  The West Indies & Special Collection (WISC) of the Mona Library houses many of Roger Mais works including short stories such as City Stricken to thee Bone, as well as postcards collected during his travels.

This Postcard Collection  was compiled by Mr. H. H. Cousins, Director of Agriculture in Jamaica, 1908-1932. It consists of 212 picture postcards, mainly reproductions of photographs but including some paintings and sketches.  It represents an intact collection of picture postcards acquired in Jamaica and never mailed. The postcards provide a visual record of early 20th Century Jamaica and the multicultural society which was emerging in post-slavery period.