66 letters from Fairman, 16 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Fairman. Pprofessional and personal matters, book purchases and exchange, books being lent, often to Fairman or Liverpool library. Particular topics: - Černý asked to obtain books on some of his international travels, e.g. books from the IFAO during his Egypt sojourns.
Objects in Manchester Museum,1759 and 4588
Nubian sites, Amara (West) (TopBib vii.159?, 1961), Abu Simbel
Exchange of opinions on papers by E. Edel, B. Grdseloff and others
Černý invited to be an external examiner for Liverpool, exchange of evaluations of individual students, notably K. Kitchen. J. Ruffle, M. A. M. Asfour.
Administration of the Egypt Exploration Society (EES)
55 letters from Edwards to Černý. 11 letters to Marie Černý from Edwards, 2 draft letters from M. Černý to Edwards. Professional as well as personal matters. Philology, publication of Abusir papyri, objects from the British Museum collections, Nubian campaigns; academic examinations and positions, including Černý's transfer from London to Oxford; family matters. Particular issues include:
purchases of publications in Cairo
following Černý's death, Edwards corresponded with Marie Černý concerning the transfer of Černý's library to Prague
T. G. H. James to be recommended as The Lady Wallis Budge Fellow
the Palmer Holland squeezes material
papyri at Kingston Lacy
Coptic etymologies
Edwards' candidature for the British Academy, supported by Černý
stela of Rudjahau, in London, British Museum, EA 159, TopBib v.95-6
45 letters from Desroches-Noblecourt, 2 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Desroches-Noblecourt. 7 letters from Desroches-Noblecourt to M. Černý, 1 draft letter from M. Černý to Desroches Noblecourt. Professional and personal matters:
objects in the Louvre, including technical description of papyri provided by Desroches-Noblecourt.
transcriptions of texts
UNESCO campaign in Nubia, and mapping of graffiti
the arrangement of UNESCO contracts, lodgings and expenses for Černý
family contacts
In 1948, Desroches-Noblecourt referred to the political situation in Czechoslovakia
In correspondence with M. Černý, Desroches-Noblecourt referred to posthumous publications of J. Černý and discussed the participation of S. Sauneron and S. Groll with various proposed publication projects
1 letter from Capart. Letter confirming that Eva Jelínková (Eve Reymond) was accepted as a visitor in the library of Fondation Reine Elisabeth in Brussels. Capart also congratulates Černý on his new position in London.
9 letters from Bothmer, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Bothmer. Monuments in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Brooklyn Museum of Fine Art, new acquisitions for Brooklyn Museum, in particular, objects found at Deir el-Medîna. Bothmer arranged photography of Brooklyn Museum objects for Černý. Černý also mediated contacts for the museums in Prague regarding the Late Period material located there; Bothmer consulted these objects in 1933 and 1936, returning to the topic in 1958.