The Miscellaneous Greeting Cards sub-subseries contains all cards that are not Valentines. They were either found within the same seller’s scrapbooks as the Valentine cards or were found mixed with the fonds, possibly belonging to a same recipient as the some of the Valentine cards. The other greeting cards take various forms and shapes and typically commemorate an important life event.

The Rebus Valentines sub-subseries consists of printed valentines that contain puzzles or cryptographic messages that the recipient must decipher. This can include messages written in hieroglyphics or hidden in endless knots.

The Scrapbooks sub-subseries contains a full scrapbook of publisher’s samples, as well as individual scrapbook pages with multiple attached cards that have been extracted from a book. The cards in these scrapbook pages usually include a bulk price per dozen and instructions from the publishers, such as to specify the desired message inside the card. There are some pages that may be from a personal scrapbook as the cards pasted inside it are signed by a sender.

The Sentimental Valentines sub-subseries consists of cards, handmade or manufactured, in which a long, sentimental poem is the main feature. The cards range in terms of format and style. They may be elaborately decorated by hand with several materials, or simple printed on cardstock. They are usually illustrated with allegorical images or stock illustrations of couples, mythology or landscapes. Some of the cards have handwritten messages professing one’s love for the recipient. They are excellent examples of Victorian sentimentality and 19th century poetic verse.

Sub-subseries contains Sharma’s study notes from Harvard University, 1967-1978.

This sub-subseries documents Sharma’s grades and courses taken during his post-secondary academic career, beginning in the 1950s and continuing through until Harvard University in the 1970s.

This sub-subseries contains a selection of Sharma’s degrees. This includes the encased Masters in Economics from Syracuse University, 1970; an untranslated Latin note from Harvard related to Sharma’s status; Bachelor of Arts from Allahabad University, 1958; two higher secondary education certificates, dated 18 January 1955 and 3 June 1956, respectively; a Civil Defense Staff certificate from the Ministry of Home Affairs of the Government of India, 15 April 1963; and a PhD diploma in Sanskrit and Indian Studies from Harvard, 1978.

Sub-subseries contains 26 signed books from friends and authors and are identified from A3.1-1 to A3.1-26

This sub series contains financial records such as invoices, time sheets, donations, tax receipts, income statements, loans, trip expenses, expense reports, bank statements, and cheque booklets.

This sub-subseries documents Sharma’s activities with the Indian newsletter Motilal Banarsidass and consists of small, published articles from April 2002 through April 2015.