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.

Description: Four thin unbound notebooks, handwritten in ink.
Contents:

• "Text and Translation of Assyrian Inscriptions [into German], as given by Prof. E. Schrader"
• "Glossary of the Assyrian Inscriptions of Cyrus, Darius (at Bistun, Naksh-I Rustam, Persepolis, Elvend), Xerxes (at Persepolis, Elvend, Van) and Artaxerxes (in Sersa, etc).- Prof. E. Schrader in Giessen. DMGZ Vol .26. p370 - 386 1872"
• "Ancient Persian Cuneiform Inscription from the Isthmus of Suez" Includes a glossary and translation of some words
• "Latin Translation of the Gathas by Prof: Haug 1858-60"

Description: Loose folios handwritten in ink. Plus an offprint in soft cover. Identified as part of West 56 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents:

• "Kura Inscriptions"
• Ellora Inscriptions
• "Note: On a Pehlevi Inscription in the Dublin Museum" by L.C. Casartelli, handwritten on cover, "Congrès de Paris 1897"
• "Shailanwadi Inscription Dec. 15th 1864"
• "Junir Inscriptions"
• "Inscriptions from the Chamber on the Nana Ghant Scale 1/20/ On the left, or eastern, sidewall of the chamber"
• "Cave of B[h]idsa"
• "Nasik cave inscriptions"
• "Ajunta"

Description: Loose folios, handwritten mainly in ink, some drawing on tracing papers.
Contents: A mixed collection of papers concerning glossaries, inscriptions, etc. including:

• "Pahlavi Kanheri Cave Inscriptions"
• Notes on the Iranian Pahlavi Rivāyat"
• Index folio 420a 5 to 427a 2
• "Alternative theory (to account for the Semitic words being all the commonest)"
• "Date of Marriage Contract in DJ and DP"
• "Ancient modification of the Sanskrit Alphabet"
• glossary
• "Names on Sasanian coins"
• "Bundahash index Nos. of words beginning with each letter and compound"
• "Glossary of Ancient Persian from Spiegel's Alt. Pers. Keillinschiften"
• "unusual words from Destur Roshangji's glossary to Shikand grammar"
• "Comparison of Zand alphabet "
• "In the Academy of September 7 (p.244) Mr Rogers announced the discovery of a number of papyri fragments..."
• Calculations concerning the observation of an eclipse
• "Transliteration of the original Persian text"
• "Javanisch" and "Pehlewi" alphabets - printed material
• "The Caslon Orientals" - printed scripts from H.W. Caslon and Co., London
• Other notes and tracings