Thomas Reid, Professor of Moral Philosophy papers (The Birkwood Collection) The collection comprises over 800 items relating to the writings and teachings of Thomas Reid and, along with MS 3061, represents virtually all of Reid's known, surviving manuscripts. They contain a great deal of material - both published and unpublished - pertaining to Reid, the Philosophy of Common Sense, and the "Aberdeen School", including discourses, abstracts and notes relating to the Aberdeen Philosophical Society. The manuscripts range from fair copies of papers on specific topics to miscellaneous research notes, abstracts of works read, and occasional mathematical calculations. 18th century