3 letters from Wainwright, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Wainwright. Wainwight's gifts of publications and archive materials to the Griffith Institute and to Černý.
1 letter from Werblowsky, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Werblowsky, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Fiona Strachan (Griffith Institute secretary) to Werblowsky, sent in Černý's absence. Professional references for S. I. Groll. Černý providing a strong recommendation.
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.
1 letter from Wieck, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Wieck. Černý reviewing a manuscript by J. Yoyotte for Harper Inc. providing a positive assessment.
2 letters from Wieder, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Barbara Sewell (Griffith Institute secretary). Plans for a publication of J. R. Harris' research on lexicography of ancient Egyptian minerals, Brill publishers enquiring about the possibility of a subsidy for publishing. The book was eventually published elsewhere, see Harris, J. R., Lexicographical Studies in Ancient Egyptian Minerals (1961) (OEB 8464).
4 albums containing rubbings mainly of objects in the British Museum, and also other museums and private collections including those in the J. Lee collection.
3 letters from Wilkinson. Professional and personal matters, Wilkinson consulting work by J. Yoyotte; Wilkinson's travel to Egypt, and visiting Oxford.
1 carbon copy of a letter from Williams to J. R. Harris, sent to Černý for reference. A. A. Williams, Bursar of Queen's College, informing J. R. Harris, who had been recommended by Černý for a UNESCO project in Nubia, that the College supported Harris' participation in the project.
2 letters from E. M. Williams, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to E. M. Williams. Ostraca and other objects from collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, in particular objects from the Theodore M. Davis excavations in the Valley of the Kings.
Copies, notes, transcripts, photographs, and correspondence relating to the surviving fragments of the New Testament in the Faiyumic dialect of Coptic. Continuing the work of P. E. Kahle, see Kahle MSS 2/13 New Testament Faiyumic Texts.
Includes correspondence from:
Paul Eric Kahle, 1959
Elinor Husselman (Kelsey Museum of Archaeology, University of Michigan), 1959-1961
Walter Till (Department of Coptic Studies, University of Manchester), 1958-1959
1 letter from de Wit, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to de Wit. Studies and work of de Wit; decision to abandon plans to study in the UK after accepting a position in Musées Royaux in Brussels.