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Persian Literature: A Bio-bibliographical Survey Volume II Part 2 was published after Storey's death using material he had created. it was compiled by Ann Walsh with supervision by James Douglas Pearson. The archival material is:

• Volume entries - handwritten notes and entries created by Storey and edited by Walsh, around 50 pages.
• Photocopies of volume entries – photocopies of a more complete set of volume entries created by Storey, around 440 pages covering pp. 1 – 996. Some handwritten entries present in the previous file are not present in this file, and for those that are, they are of a slightly different version.
• Manuscript lists - handwritten and typed lists of manuscripts to be included in the publication, ordered alphabetically by location, collection or catalogue.
• Index list - handwritten lists of authors.
• Proof pages - printed proof copy of the publication with handwritten annotation. With the proofs is a compliment slip from Stephen Austin and Sons Ltd., Foreign and General Printers.

Persian Literature: A Bio-bibliographical Survey Volume II was divided into 3 parts. Only the first of these was published within Storey's lifetime. After the Royal Asiatic Society received Storey's bequest it was decided to continue publishing his volumes. They employed Mrs Ann Walsh to undertake the work supervised by James Douglas Pearson (Part 2) and G.M. Meredith -Owens (Part 3). The parts were published:

• Vol. II, pt. 1. A. Mathematics. B. Weights and Measures. C. Astronomy and Astrology. D. Geography, London, 1958 [pp. 1-192]
• Vol. II, pt. 2. E. Medicine (prepared for publication by Ann Walsh and J. D. Pearson), London: Luzac and Co., 1971 [pp. 193-346]
• Vol. II, pt. 3. F. Encyclopaedias and Miscellanies; G. Arts and Crafts; H. Science; J. Occult Arts (prepared for publication by Ann Walsh, with the assistance of G. M. Meredith-Owens), Leiden: Brill, 1977 [pp. 347-499]

The archival material in this series is concerned with the preparation and publication of this volume.

The Papers of Charles Ambrose Storey are mainly concerned with gathering material for his research into Persian Literature. They include his own notes and draft publications and additional notes by people who subsequently worked with his research.

Correspondence to Charles Ambrose Storey regarding his working and personal life.

Correspondence from James Douglas Pearson, Librarian, University Library, Cambridge, to Charles Ambrose Storey regarding the plan and contents of certain works of Persian literature.

The correspondence contains letters concerned with publishing, with his research and work at the India Office Library and the University of Cambridge and more personal letters.