List of Melanesian languages (used by DPW) (150-195 pieces) ,3 pages handwritten in pencil; etymologies in Melanesian languages, data from data from Codrington (e.g. 322ff), Ray (e.g. 431), Friederici, Ivens;mostly only 1 page, including table of lute development in the respective language (from theUMN or UIN), about 90 pages handwritten in pencil; Mota (after Codrington-Palmers and Ray), 1-8 Mota-Urmelanesisch, 1-26 Mota-Uraustronesich; ditto for Polynesian languages: 2 pages Rotuma, 2 Maori, 3 Mangareva; summarizing table of the Urmelanesian phonemes and their reflexes in Melanesian languages, sorted by groups: 4 languages of the Western Islands, 7 of Manus = Admiraltyinsein, 1 < Berlinhafen, Manam, 7 of Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen, 3 < French Islands, 2 < Siasi, 4 < SW-Neupommern, 10 of the Tuna-Group, New Ireland, Loyalties, New Hebrides, Solomon Islands etc.together about 75 pages handwritten; Sa'a after Ivens, 14 pages, Sa'a and Ulawa, lute development 1-10; Fidji after Hazlewood, 340 words (= etymologies?), 1-14 handwritten in pencil; Pala after Peekel, Berlin 1909, 120 words, 3 pages; others like Aneitum after Kern, 150 words; Wuvulu, Mota, etc., approx. 75 pages handwritten in pencil
Dempwolff, Otto120 pages typed (see "Einführung in die Sprache der Nama-Hottentotten" Berlin 1934)
Contains among other things: Work of the Main Committee of the Association of German Mountain and Hiking Clubs Publication of a grammar of the Shonga language by P. W. Wanger Publication of the works of Gobinau by Prof. Schemann Establishment of a Reichs-Kolonial-Museum at the suggestion of Dr. Pfeiffer Work of the Association of German Editors Work of the German Society for the Dissemination of Good Youth Publications Work of the Youth Welfare Association of Berlin Teachers Procurement of a library for the medical faculty in Constantinople Research trip by Dr. W. Wanger Benignus after Patagonia Production of a German-Chinese dictionary by Dr. Hemeling Production of an Encyclopedia of Islam by Prof. Snouck Hurgronje Publication of the Codex Aureus Epternocensis by the publishing house F. Bruckmann Acquisition of the pocket watch collection of K. Marfels in Berlin by the Royal Museums Support for the surviving dependants of the poet Detlev von Liliencron Production of a handbook of Germanity abroad by the Verein für das Deutschtum im Ausland (Association for Germanity abroad)
Cf. "Introduction to the Malay Language", Berlin 1941