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              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1 · Series · [1844] - 1905
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              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.

              West Edward William 1824-1905 Translator of Pahlavi Texts, Engineer
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/43 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              Description: Blue soft cover notebook with ruled pages, handwritten in ink. Identified as West 43 in de Menasce handlist.
              Contents: "From the latter part of the Khrudesh Avesta MS. F2 (see vol. 18, p.163)" Description and table of contents of "Miscellaneous MSS. from Earl Crawford's library at Haigh House, Nigam" Vol I - IV Description and short note on "Dasama Padsha-ka Granth, one of the sacred books of the Sikhs" "Prithvi-raj-ki katha, vol IV" from p769 - 775 transliterated

              West Edward William 1824-1905
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/77 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              Description: Small black leather softcover notebook with ruled white pages. Multiple inserts.
              Contents: Excerpts and summaries from various sources relating to Oriental scholars, Persian MSS, astronomy, (e.g. Journal of the Bengal Asiatic Society Col 54 [1885] Part 1, pp. 140-2, Chronology of Ancient Nations by Albiruni, Tarikh-I Tabaristan by Muhammad ibn ul-Hasan", Oriental Memoirs by James Forbes, ; ; "Dr. John Fryer's Travels", Indian Gazetteer)
              Inserts:

              • Folios with title and citation of articles relating to Zoroastrian Studies
              • folio with list of books titled "India. Descriptive Works and Travels (old)
              • Reading room request forms
              • scraps of paper with "1865 Transit of first point of Aries", directions to some place in Piccadilly, book title "Corpus papyrorum Raineri archiducis Austrioe", containing titles for Ancient British History, transcriptions from fragments of the Persian MSS
              • Folios with notes regarding Raja Prithviraj, titled "Early Traces of Pahlavi"
              West Edward William 1824-1905
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/1 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William 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 1 from de Menasche handlist.

              Contents:

              • "Lord's prayer in Zand"
              • London MSS., handwritten copy of L22 and folio level description of most folios ranging from L1 - L26
              • Pazand Bundhašin from L22 with other miscellaneous passages from the same and a description of the MSS.
              • Pahlavi introduction to Vishtasp Yasht from L5, Pahlabi Stayishwai Sirozah from L26, description of several volumes of MSS. from the East India Library.

              Inserts:

              • traced characters and sections from MSS.
              • travel plans
              • scrap of paper containing definitions
              • folio titled "Zand translation of the Lord's Prayer by M. Hang, Ph.D"
              • other miscellaneous papers containing calculations, notes, etc
              West Edward William 1824-1905 Engineer and Orientalist Translator
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/64 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              Description: Blue-green patterned hard cover note book with blue ruled pages, handwritten in ink and pencil. Several inserts. Identified as West 66 in de Menasce handlist.

              Contents: Continuation of West 66; Extracts with translation of Framji's appendix.

              Inserts:

              • folio with folio numbers of the Yasna with possibly sentence long summaries of sets of folios
              • folio with "Yasna XXVII" with word and idiom meanings
              • scrap of paper with "ta," "da," etc.
              • scrap of paper with possibly folio numbers
              West Edward William 1824-1905
              GB 891 EWW-EWW/1-EWW/1/37 · File · [1844 - 1905]
              Part of Papers of Edward William West

              Description: Uncovered notebook. Ruled with white pages and handwritten in ink. One set of inserts. Identified as West 37 in de Menasce handlist.
              Contents: Catalogue of an Indian Library; Jamaspik with full Gujarati colophon and table of contents; Videvdat with a Gujarati version.
              Inserts: Two folios with "The Nasks" in Dinkard, Dinkard p.273, and those "cited in the Pahlavi Rivayat"

              West Edward William 1824-1905