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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: Large white ruled notebook, no covers, handwritten in ink and blue and red colour pencils. Identified as West 45 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: "Copy of the latter portion of the First Selections of Zad-sparam, Chapter XII - XXV, originally written at the end of the 9th Century. From Tehmuras's MS. G. which was written by Gopatashah Rustom Bandar in Kirman A.D. 1545 and is called T.K. in S.B.E. vol. XVIII, pp. xvi-xvii. Collated in blue pencil with BK,., a MS said to be in Dastur Jamaspji's Library in Bombay, mostly writen in Kirman and copied from K.35 which was written two generations later than G. in 1592" The copy was sent to West by T.D. Anklesaria in October 1896.

Inserts: scrap paper with different uses of "grace"