Académie Royale des Sciences et Beaux-Arts de Pau Royal Academy of Sciences and Fine Arts of Pau

Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1718	According to p.13 of Desplat (1971), the Academy was founded in Pau on 1718, December 6 as the Académie de Musique. Desplat (1971), p.14 indicates that the founders quickly began seeking letters patent from the King. Desplat (1971), p.15 indicates that, on 1720, August 22, the Academy received letters patent from the King, and became a Royal Academy, evidently of rather broader scope than music. Desplat (1971), p.9 gives the name of the Academy as Académie Royale des Sciences et Beaux Arts de Pau. CTHS - Sociétés Savantes database gives a slightly different account (omitting mention of the name for the first two years), namely that this society was founded in 1718 with the name Académie Royale des Sciences et Beaux-Arts de Pau, and had that name until 1790. Interestingly, we also find a different name, Académie Royale des Sciences et Belles-Lettres établie à Pau, given in a 1746 publication entitled Pièces d'éloquence et de poésie qui ont remporté le prix au jugement de l'Académie royale des sciences et belles-lettres établie à Pau. (Bibliot. Nat. France cat.). Desplat (1971), p.35 indicates that by 1779 the Academy had suffered an irremediable decline. By 1787 the Academy was in deep debt, and from that point to the formal suppression of French academies in 1793, August 8, the Academy became dormant. (Desplat (1971), p.36). On 1841, January 30, the Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau was founded and was the heir to the previous Academy; it ceased in 1843, then was resurrected on 1871, June 29 (an information page on the Société). The CTHS - Sociétés Savantes database, goes on to say that the latter name was retained until 1972, after which it became the Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau et du Béarn.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Pau France	This location is supported by the name of the Academy.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1718 - 1720	Académie de Musique	Desplat (1971), p.13 gives name and founding date. Desplat (1971), p.15 give date for new name.
1720 - 1793	Académie Royale des Sciences et Beaux-Arts de Pau	Desplat (1971), p.15 gives date for new name; p.9 gives new name; p.36 gives date of formal suppression.
1841 - 1843	Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau	an information page on the Société
1871 - 1972	Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau	an information page on the Société indicates starting date of resurrection. CTHS - Sociétés Savantes database gives end date of this name.
1973 -	Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau et du Béarn	CTHS - Sociétés Savantes database gives new name and start date.
Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau et du Béarn = Society of Sciences, Letters and Arts of Pau and of Béarn

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1841 - 1972   A	Bulletin de la Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Pau Full-text of 1841 to 1844, and from 1871-1872 (2e sér. / T. 1) to 1918-1921 (2e sér. / T. 44) is available at Gallica: la bibliothèque numerique. According to the record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat., this title was not published 1845 to 1870, and 1933 to 1937. Continued by B. [Bibliot. Nat. France cat.]	Bull. soc. sci., let., et arts de Pau [Am. Hist. Rev. Vol. 75, No. 2. (Dec., 1969), p.645 cites III, 1968.] Bull. soc. sci. let. et Arts du Pau [Am. Hist. Rev. Vol. 73, No. 1 (Oct., 1967), p.290 cites 1967.] Bull. Soc. Sci. Lett. & Arts Pau [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 235, No. 627. (Jun. 26, 1951), p.456 cites 1875-6.] Bull. Soc. sci., lettres, et arts de Pau [Am. Hist. Rev., Vol. 61, No. 2 (Jan., 1956), p.453 cites 3d ser., XIV, 1953.] Bull. Soc. sci. lit. et arts de Pau [Am. Hist. Rev., Vol. 56, No. 2 (Jan., 1951), p.393 cites 1950.]
1973 -   B	Revue de Pau et du Béarn Continues A. [Bibliot. Nat. France cat.]