| Administrative History | W. B. Housman, F. R. A. S. was the former Director of the Aurorae and Zodiacal Light Section of the British Astronomical Society |
| Custodial History | The item was purchased at a book sale in Edinburgh before being gifted to Historic Collections. The item was deposited with the University of Aberdeen as it is the repository for the Balfour Stewart Auroral Laboratory (MS 3152). |