Description: Dark green hardcover, unruled notebook, handwritten in ink. Identified as West 21 in de Menasce handlist.
Contents: Artā Virāf Nāmak in Pazand and Sanskrit. "Transliterated by Prof. M. Haug in 1871. Examined and Corrected (to agree with the [original] MS.) by collation with original MS. (M.Z.63, H.Z.18) April 1883 by E.W.West"

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 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.

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.