1 letter from Scharff, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Scharff. Scharff sent Černý a copy of his publication on the cult of Osiris (probably Scharff, A., Die Ausbreitung des Osiriskultes in der Frühzeit und während des Alten Reiches (1948) (OEB 1516)).
6 letters from Schott, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Schott. Book and off-print exchange and professional matters; congratulations on Černý's seventieth birthday.
4 letters from Schubert, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Schubert. Černý's visit to Yale University in 1954, during his time as Visiting Professor at Brown University.
5 letters from Shore to Černý. 1 letter from Shore to Marie Černý, 1 draft of a letter from Marie Černý to Shore. Studies in Coptic etymologies, and Demotic studies; finds from Deir el-Medîna. Shore exchange with Marie Černý - off-prints of J. Černý obituaries.
8 letters from Simpson, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Simpson. 2 letters exchanged between Černý and C. Cann (Queen's College) regarding Simpson's proposed stay in Oxford. Simpson negotiating a PhD position at Oxford, although Simpson eventually decided to do his PhD in the United States; Simpson's research into Egyptian accounts and accounting, as well as a reference to the Reisner papyri; Simpson published extensively on the latter, see Simpson, W. K., Papyrus Reisner I: The Records of a Building Project in the Reign of Sesostris I (1963) (OEB 10466), and Simpson, W. K., Papyrus Reisner II: Accounts of the dockyard workshop at This in the reign of Sesostris I (1965) (OEB 11529).
8 letters from H. S. Smith, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to H. S. Smith. 4 letters exchanged between Černý and Brian Downs (1893-1984), Master of Christ's College, regarding H. S. Smith's application for the Lady Wallis Budge Fellowship in Cambridge. H. S. Smith's professional development and research work; some notes Smith prepared for Černý on Coptic and Coptic etymologies; book exchange. In 1964, Smith discussed with Černý the plan for the A. H. Gardiner library bequest; which was shared between the Griffith Institute, Oxford, University College, London, Cambridge University and Liverpool University.
6 letters from Vercoutter, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Vercoutter. Photographs of texts from Egypt and the British Museum; exchange of research materials; personal matters.
6 letters from Westendorf, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Westendorf. Ostraca in Berlin, publication plans for the Coptic Etymological dictionary, as well as Westendorf's own Coptic dictionary; the offer of the Berlin Academy to publish the Coptic Etymological dictionary.
3 letters from Wilkinson. Professional and personal matters, Wilkinson consulting work by J. Yoyotte; Wilkinson's travel to Egypt, and visiting Oxford.
Material collected for an article on the game Mehen. Includes translation of parts of Cairo Papyrus published in: Daressy, G., 'Notes et remarques', in Recueil de travaux 16 (1894), 128.
Hieratic signs copied from: Simeone, L., Raccoltà dei segni ieratici egizi nelle diverse epoche, con i corrispondenti geroglifici ed i loro differenti valori fonetici (1880) (OEB 143734).
Transcriptions of hieratic graffiti from the Osireion at Abydos. Based on Gunn, B., 'The graffiti and ostraka', in Frankfort, H., The Cenotaph of Seti I at Abydos (1933), 87-96 (OEB 206098), collated with originals before 1939. Transcriptions of hieratic inscription on a re-used block in the Temple of Isis, Ombos; facsimile and transliteration with palaeography of hieratic signs. Palaeography index cards enclosed.