Letter from Tehmuras Dinshaji Anklesaria to Edward William West in which Tehmuras addresses some questions and thoughts he has about the collation of a copy of the Bundehesh he encountered in Persia. With the letter are several transcriptions:

• "Backside of the leaf 178 of the MS. Of Dastur Jamasjee Lines 16 - 21,"in which is inserted "Kolophon on DS. fol. 354 (N.2 on accompanying paper)"
• "No. 4 Leaf 190 of the MS. of Dastur G."
• "Duplicate cancelled", p.81-84
• Part of the "DS MS. with which T.D. is collated"

Dadestan-i-Denik (pp. 16 - 32), printed in script with English footnotes. Uncovered, bound with thread.

Kār-nāmak i Azdašū i Pāpakān, printed in script with English footnotes within a red, green, and blue patterned softcover notebook. Also contains handwritten inserts. On inside cover is written "Kār-nāmak i Azdašū i Pāpakān [E.W. West's Copy]".

Huraw-i-Rawadan ud Redag-e; and further unidentified text. Printed in script with English footnotes. Uncovered, bound with thread.

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 brown patterned hardcover notebook, hand written in ink, inserts held in place with string and brass paperclips, detailed table of contents with page numbers. Identified as West 2 in de Menasche handlist.

Contents:

• Pahlavi & Pazand Shikhand-gumani (first part), from L15,23
• End of Pahlavi Rivayat, from L15
• Pahlavi Patet-I Khud, from the same
• Pahlavi duties of ameshaspends, from the same
• Pahalvi Gosht-I Fryano, from the same
• Pazand Patet-I Adarbad Mardspend, from the same
• Pazand-Sankstrit Minokhand, from L19 with commentary on the condition of the original text, its discrepancies and its mixture of lanuages
• Copy of the Buwahirin Fragment
• "Collation of the OW portion of the 2 & PW"
• Zand-Pahlavi prayers & miyayish, from L12 Inserts: Pahlavi version of the Yatha Ahi Vairyo rayer from the London E.I. Library
• Indexical information
• Transcript of Pazand Menok-i-Xrat from London
• MSS Shayast-ne-Sayast from London MSS

Inserts:

• Pahlavi version of the Yatha Ahi Vairyo rayer from the London E.I. Library,
• plastic indexical information newspaper clipping on "The Lost Canon of Berosus"
• miscellaneous numerical calculations

Description: Blue and brown patterned hardcover notebook, handwritten in ink, inserts held in place with string, detailed table of contents with page numbers. Identified as West 4 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents:

• Copies from London and Munich MSS.
• Pazand Shikhand-gumdni, latter part from H19
• Parsi Gosht-I Fryano, from H7
• Persian extract, from P12, 15, quoted by Spiege
• Parsee Bundahish (fragment) from H9
• Parsee the accursed abalish from H7, misc., Jamasp namah
• Pahlavi Jamasp: copy of transcript from Saujana's MSS.
• Pazand and Zand Nirangs from H21
  *, Pazand-Sanskrit Marriage Formula
• Pazand Para Dabirastan from H22, Bahman Yasht, names of constellations
• Pazand-Sanskrit Aogemadhae from H21, Introduction to Arda Vinafnawak from Dest., Parsi Conversation about religion between Aurmazad & Zaratusht
• Parsi Pandnmaha from H7
• Parsi-Zand Vaj-i Avista in Zand from H7
• Persian remarks aobut the khedyodat from H7
• Parsi remarks about the ressurection from H7,
• Parsi genealogy of Zanatusht
• Zand-Pahlavi fragment Vend. VIII, from H19
• Persian extracts from Rivayats regarding Slaughter of Animals from H19
• Pazand Rivayat of Kamadin Shapur
• Sanskrit-Shikhand-gumani and Persian-Shikhandi-gumani, two fragments each from Prof. Max Muller's MS.("now in India Office building in the library")

Inserts:

• "Dastur Jamapji Minocheharji's address"
• "Contents of Dadistan Codex"
• Copy of a rare "Pahlavi Jamasp-namak" MS. with description of missing passages/sections and a key to reading his markings in the copy.

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: Green, blue and pink pattered hardcover notebook with white pages, handwritten in ink, inserts held in place with string, detailed table of content and page numbers. Identified as West 8 in de Menasce handlist.

Contents:

• Denkart Bk III continued to Chapter 372 (Sanjana = Madan p.354)
• Babylonian Chronology from George Rawlinson's Ancient Monarchies Vol. 3
• Kings of Assyria from Rawlinson's Ancient Monarchies Vol 2.
• Mythology of the Chaldeans from Rawlinson's Ancient Monarchies Vol 1.

Inserts:

• Explanation of the word "homast"
• folios with Pahlavi transliteration and its English translation, the passage identifying marks are written in the corner of each: pp.181-183 and pp. 238 & 56
• A blue folio with words meanings in Pahlavi and English, some of which have question marks next to them
• folio with list of words and page numbers they can be found on
• folio with passage DKa 313, 3
• folio with "Zand words in Din-Kard"
• folio with a few more words, mostly blank
• Gujarati newspaper article with the articles: "Pehlvi Inscriptions in South India," "Important Speech by Lord North Brook in the Delhi Durbar" from the newspaper "Rast Gopukar Tatha Satya Prakash"
• [unmailed/draft of a] letter to the editor of "The Academy" regarding the inclusion of Pahlavi texts
• Four Folios of description, praise, and introductions for "The Dinkard"
• loose folios that serve an index
• On the back of a Times of India "Saturday Afternoon Edition" announcement leaflet "Sections of Book III not quoted from Nike-i-Vehedas"

Description: Black hardcover with white specks, white pages, handwritten in ink, with inserts, detailed table of contents and page numbers. Identified as West 12 in de Menasce handlist.

Contents:

• Sad-dar from L3043 in Persian (in Zand Letters)-Gujrati collated with Persian texts (L2506)
• Izeshne ceremonies (copy of Haug's papers in German)
• A copy of MM10 (J.M. Muller's MS. In Munich Library) Fragments of Bundahish and Shikand-gumani
• "From Prof. Haug's papers. -- Die Parsi Cermonien nach mündliechen Mittheilungen"
• "On the use of Mantras in the Atharveda" from Prof. Haug's papers

Inserts:

• A list of papers on page 138, "presumably Haug's in the Munich Library"
• Folio with images of "Inscription on the Babylonian Bricks" "Seal of one of the Egyptian Pharaohs," "Stamps from Herculaneum."
• An "Expiration of Subscription" from Wm. Dawson & Sons Folio with "Estimate of extent of extra translations for Appendix"
• blank folios
• transliterated fragments of unmarked MS
• "Hom yasht divided into verses by Haug"
• papers that serve as an index
• translation of an unidentified fragment
• "Sad-dar-e . . . p.9 - 13" draft for an introduction "Arabic words in Sad-dar"
• "Index to Sad-dar (following Persian MSS)
• multiple scraps of paper containing fragments of the introduction
• list of words in Arabic script and its transliteration
• Persian manuscript copied down with notes in French
• rough floor plan