| Administrative History | The R.W. Reid Lectureship in Anthropology was founded by subscription in Decemebr 1934. Reid delivered the inaugural address on 'The Development of Anthropology in the University of Aberdeen', 3 December 1934. |
| Description | Printed copy of inaugural lecture of the R.W. Reid Lectureship in Anthropology, produced as a tribute to Reid, in May 1936 (2 copies, one containing letter from Henry J. Butchart, University Secretary, to the lectureship committee, stating that funding for printing costs had been received from a donor). |