The Papers of Edward William West reflect his interest in Pahlavi language and Zoroastrianism. The majority are handwritten notebooks and other manuscripts in which he did his work. These often have many inserts. There are also loose handwritten notes, some correspondence and some printed material.

The manuscripts compiled by Edward William West. Many of these were listed by de Menasce. West was interested in many topics which are reflected in these manuscripts.

Description: Blue and green patterned hard cover notebook with unruled blue pages, written in ink. Single insert. Identified as West 60 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: An Avestic glossary transliterated, with sparse references.
Inserts: An extremely short note where symbols are drawn next to "vendidad," "yasna," Gatha," etc.

Description: Green and red patterned hard cover notebook with unruled blue pages, written in ink. Multiple inserts. Identified as West 61 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: An Avestic-English glossary in transcription.
Inserts: Inserts are further glossary sheets, some of which pages that have become detached from the notebook.

Description: Blue and green patterned hard cover notebook with unruled blue pages, written in ink. Several inserts. Identified as West 59 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: An Avestic glossary transliterated, with sparse references.
Inserts: folios with "Contents of [Pahlavi] Exercise Book" and "Letters in Codex Hogberg B, folio G recto, which resemble Pahlavi letters" folio with summary of "Alberuni" with summary referencing page numbers and notes from "La religion Persan sous les Achemednides" scrap papers serving indexical purposes