1 letter from the Clarendon Press, 1 draft of a letter from Černý to the Secretary of the Clarendon Press, both typewritten. Brief correspondence concerning the possibility of publication of the Coptic Etymological dictionary, the Press had comments as to whether the Nag Hammadi lexicon should also be included, as well as other formalities. Černý was considering a publication in Germany, to which the Press had no objections.
6 letters from Cooney, 3 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Cooney. Brooklyn Museum of Art objects and photography. Černý interested in the collection.
3 letters from Couroyer, 2 carbon copies of letters from Černý (and Černý's secretary) to Couroyer. Oracles and etymological research; exchange of off-prints.
6 letters from Curto. Ostraca and papyri in the Museo Egizio di Torino. Curto anticipated that Černý would publish a catalogue of Turin hieratic ostraca.
46 letters from Dawson, 4 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Dawson. Biographies of Egyptologists for inclusion in Who was Who in Egyptology, including Černý's suggestion to include portraits and examples of the handwriting of individual Egyptologists; further themes discussed in the letters included papyri and New Kingdom history.
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
3 letters from Edgerton, 1 carbon copy of a letter and one pencil draft of another letter from Černý to Edgerton. Černý's visit to Chicago in early 1955, assessment of Miss Catherine E. Morton.
4 letters from Gadd, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Gadd Černý's work on oracles; I. E. S. Edwards' candidature to the British Academy, the position of Oriental Studies in the British Academy.
16 letters from Glanville, 1 copy of a letter from Černý to Glanville. 1 copy of a letter from Glanville to A. J. Arkell, copy sent to Černý. 1 memorandum of agreement between Černý and the Syndics of the Cambridge University Press. 1 letter from Glanville to Jean Tudor-Pole (Černý’s secretary). 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Carl Winter, Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum. Professional and personal matters:
Černý’s arrival in the UK in 1946
Černý’s external examinership for Cambridge
A. J. Arkell's situation
publication of the rock-tombs at Meir, see Blackman, A. M. and Apted, M. R. The Rock tombs of Meir, v (1954) (OEB 1684) and vi (1954) (OEB 1685)
Černý’s communications with the Fitzwilliam Museum concerning photographs for Georges Nagel
furthering Černý’s participation in the Cambridge Ancient History volumes
the future of the Oxford Egyptological Chair
Glanville requesting advice on finding someone suitable to write a reference for a proposed publication on Josef Čapek
7 letters from Godron 1 carbon copy of a letter from (Helen Murray?, Černý's colleague) written on behalf of Černý's to Godron 1 copy of a letter to Godron, presumably forwarded to Černý Godron's studies in early dynastic material, Palermo stone, collections at Mariemont, and Godron's Coptic studies; Godron's visits to the United Kingdom.
12 letters from Griffiths, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Griffiths.
consultation of J. G. Griffiths' research on Horus and Seth eventually published as: Griffiths, J. G., The Conflict of Horus and Seth from Egyptian and Classical Sources. A Study in Ancient Mythology (1960) (OEB 1819)
recommendations for A. B. Lloyd from Swansea
Černý's support for J. G. Griffiths' application for a Leverhulme fellowship
1 letter from Hacker, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Hacker. Reference letter for Jürgen von Beckerath, also some personal matters, Černý had just retired.
8 letters from Harari, 1 carbon copy of a letter to Harari from I. E. S. Edwards sent on behalf of Černý. Professional and personal matters; the death of B. Grdseloff and Grdseloff's papers; book purchases; and Harari's work on the ancient Egyptian legal system.
2 letters from Hurst, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to Hurst. Egyptian king-lists as supporting evidence for dating and analysing Nile flood levels.
38 letters from Iversen, 13 carbon copies of letters from Černý to Iversen with copies of Sidgwick & Jackson correspondence concerning Iversen's publication plans. 3 letters from Sidgwick & Jackson, concerning a publication of Iversen's (Iversen, E. The Myth of Egypt and its Hieroglyphs in European Tradition (1961) (OEB 8508)). Iversen's research and publications, but also some references to personal matters:
Iversen's study of p. Carlsberg VII
Iversen's publications on pigments, paint and Egyptian hieroglyphs used in European tradition
stamp collecting; Iversen supplied Danish stamps to Černý
13 letters from J. J. Janssen, 4 carbon copies of letters from Černý to J. J. Janssen. Janssen's research, and co-operation with Černý:
plans for his book on commodity prices - Janssen, J. J., Commodity Prices from the Ramessid Period. An Economic Study of the Village of Necropolis Workmen at Thebes (1975) (OEB 9846)
Janssen's publication of BM EA 588 (TopBib i2.721), published later as Janssen, J. J., 'An unusual donation stela', in Journal of Egyptian Archaeology 49 (1963), 64-70 (OEB 10084)
discussion of Endesfelder, E., 'Über die Arbeiter der thebanischen Nekropole im Neuen Reich', in Günther, R. and Schrot, G. (eds), Sozialökonomische Verhältnisse im Alten Orient und im klassischen Altertum (1961), 88-93 (OEB 8360)
Janssen's work on p. Leiden I, 350
dating of ostraca, and changes in the Deir el-Medîna economy
Černý mediating access to the Museo Egizio in Turin for Janssen, via Ernesto Scamuzzi
13 letters from J. M. A. Janssen, 1 carbon copy of a letter from Černý to J. M. A. Janssen. Annual Egyptological Bibliography, and with the research of Pater Janssen, e.g. on the door-jambs in Cairo, Egyptian Museum, JE 48832 (TopBib i2.777), and attestations of the ideal age of 110 years in Egyptian sources, including an Abusir graffito in the mastaba of Ptahshepses (TopBib iii2.342).