A large number of valuable manuscripts are in the collection of this memorial, some of which are on display at the Portrait Gallery. Among these are the manuscript copy of Ain-i-Akbari by Abul Fazal, the court historian of the Emperor of Akbar; a manuscript copy of Diwan Hafiz or the Gazals of Hafiz; the note book of Tipu Sultan in his own hand writing; a volume of copies of Tipu Sultan 's letters; Akbar-Namah, in two volumes; a manuscript copy of Shah Namah, the famous epic containing the history of the ancient kings of Persia written by Firdausi (999 A.D.); the Persian translation of Nala Damayanti by Abul Fazal. Beside these, there are many manuscripts stored in the High Court Room.

Some of these are displayed here .

     
 Ain-i-Akbari, the copy was used by Dr. Blochmann while editing and translating this work. An illustration detail from Ain-i-Akbari  Musammi Ba Banni -- written by Wajid Ali Shah, a book on Kathak dance lithographed at Matiabruz, Calcutta.
     
 Another page from Musammi Ba Banni
 Another page from Musunmi-Ba-Banni
 A page from the collection of letters of Tipu Sultan
     
 Another page from the collection of letters of Tipu Sultan
 An illustration from the title page of Musammi Ba Banni
 Another page from the notebook of Tipu Sultan.
     
 
A page from
Majma-ul- Bahrain (a book on comparative religion by Muhammad. Dara Sikoh)