A series of proofs of plates for graffiti nos. 1424-2067, incomplete, printed. Including original cover in which the plates were stored, with a handwritten caption by Anna Allott.
9 copies of texts and transcriptions, handwritten. Mostly transcriptions of Middle Kingdom graffiti (rock inscriptions), from Hieroglyph Hill, Abd el-Qadir, West Bank, Nubia. See TopBib vii.140.
18 letters from Yoyotte. Professional and personal matters:
exchange of offprints and publications
QV 53 publication by Yoyotte, see Yoyotte, J., 'The Tomb of a Prince Ramesses in the Valley of the Queens (No. 53)', in Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 44 (1958), 26-30 (OEB 6811)
7 letters from Till, 2 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Till, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Jean Tudor-Pole (secretary) to Till, sent in Černý's absence.
Egyptian books, written culture, Coptic and Coptic etymologies
exchange of news on the work on grammars, see Till, W. C., Koptische Grammatik (Saïdischer Dialekt) mit Bibliographie, Lesestücken und Wörterverzeichnissen (1955) (OEB 49O12); and Černý, J. and Groll, S. I., A Late Egyptian Grammar (1975) (OEB 18215) published posthumously
6 letters from Scott, 2 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Scott.
Deir el-Medîna material in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, finds relating to the workman Khabekhnet and his family (Thebes, TT 2, TopBib i2.6-9)
27 letters from Sauneron to Černý. 2 letters from Sauneron to Marie Černý, 1 letter (with multiple drafts) from Marie Černý to Sauneron. Professional and personal matters:
Sauneron's research and news of research-based travelling
Egyptian philology, palaeography
studies in hieratic
book exchange and purchases
occasional news of family Marie Černý consulting Sauneron regarding posthumous publications of J. Černý, as well as the use of Černý's notebooks.
13 letters from Roeder, 8 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Roeder. 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to a pharmaceutical company on behalf of Roeder's pupil Mrs Berger.
the situation of German Egyptology after the Second World War (WWII)
exchange of publications established despite difficulties
Roeder's research on statuary
Černý saved food from his own rations in the UK and sent it to Roeder
110 letters from Posener, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Posener. 2 letters from Posener to Marie Černý. Research:
renewal of the Deir el-Medina ostraca project after the Second World War (WWII)
Posener's publication plans, work on Kemit (later published as Posener, G., Catalogue des ostraca hiératiques littéraires de Deir el Médineh ii (Nos 1109 à 1167), (1951) & (1991) (OEB 3065))
Posener's research on execration figures, literary ostraca, translations of various texts
Černý's research on supposed consanguineous marriages in Egypt
book exchange and mutual help in obtaining rare volumes in Britain, Egypt and France Personal and family matters
some remarks on the situation in Czechoslovakia after the communist coup on 25 February 1948 After Černý's death, Marie Černý consulted options for Černý's posthumous publications with Posener, especially the Late Egyptian grammar and the involvement of S. Groll in the grammar project.
12 letters from Parker, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Parker, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Barbara Sewell (Griffith Institute secretary) to Parker sent in Černý's absence. Mainly professional matters with a few personal references:
invitations extended to Černý to visit Brown University, the earliest sent in 1950
exchange of offprints
students from Brown University in the UK (Richard Pierce)
assessments of students and colleagues (H. Goedicke)
the consequences of the Suez crisis for institutions in Egypt, particularly IFAO, 1956
10 letters from Newberry, 2 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Newberry. Personal matters and research:
reading the name of king Khendjer, South Saqqâra, TopBib iii2.434
Rosellini memorial volume, see Scritti dedicati alla memoria di Ippolito Rosellini nel primo centenario della morte (4 giugno 1943) (1945) (OEB 149922)
news on other Egyptologists, particularly E. Iversen and G. Steindorff