Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1800	According to Jacob & Mijnhardt (1992), pp.260 - 267, this society was founded in 1800 as the Bataafsche Maatschappij van Taal- en Dichtkunde (Batavian Society for Language and Literature) as a result of the merger of three major literary societies in the Netherlands in the late 18th century, namely the ones based in Amsterdam (Amsteldamsche Dicht- en Letteroefenend Genootschap: Wij Streeven naar Volmaaktheid = Amsterdam Society for Poetry and Literature: We Strive for Perfection, founded in 1783), Leiden (Kunst Wordt door Arbeid Verkreegen = Art is Won by Labour, founded in 1766), and Rotterdam (Studium Scientiarum Genetrix, founded in 1773). We also learn that in 1806, the Society was renamed Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaije Kunsten en Wetenschappen = Holland Society for Liberal Arts and Sciences, and in 1818 they were joined by the remaining major literary society, the one from The Hague (Kunstliefde Spaart geen Vlijt = Love of Art Spares no Diligence, founded in 1772). After amalgamation, the original societies appear to have maintained some sort of individual identity as regional sections (Afdeeling) of the new society. According to records in the Univ. Leiden cat., this society still existed under this name as late as 1889. But according to Jacob & Mijnhardt (1992), p.269, "The Hollandsche Maatschappij may have lingered until 1900, when the only surviving department [Afdeeling] of Amsterdam decided to close for lack of interest..."
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Amsterdam and Leiden The Netherlands	According to the Univ. Leiden cat., the Werken (1804 - 1837) were published in Amsterdam; the Nieuwe Werken (1840 - 1851) were published in Leiden; there were, however, numerous publications of the Society from 1819 onward that were published in Leiden.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1800 - 1806 (or 1810)	Bataafsche Maatschappij van Taal- en Dichtkunde	Jacob & Mijnhardt (1992), pp.260 - 267 gives the founding year and name; they also give the date of the name change as 1806, but the publications of the Society give the date of that transition as 1810.
1806 (or 1810) - 1900	Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaije Kunsten en Wetenschappen	Jacob & Mijnhardt (1992), pp.260 - 267 gives this name and the start year as 1806; but the publications of the Society give the start year as 1810; Jacob & Mijnhardt (1992), p.269 indicates that the Society may have lasted until 1900.
1810?	Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaye Kunsten en Wetenschappen	The continuation note in the record for the 1st Werken series gives this as the name of the Society in the title of the continued Werken series; the transition between these two titles occurred in 1810.

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1804 - 1810 (1 - 5)   A	Werken der Bataafsche Maatschappij van Taal- en Dichtkunde Continued by B. [Univ. Leiden cat.]
1810 - 1837 (Dl.1 - dl.10)   B	Werken der Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaije Kunsten en Wetenschappen The title is given by A as Werken der Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaye Kunsten en Wetenschappen. Continues A. Continued by D. [Univ. Leiden cat.]
1831 - 1889   C	Verslag van het Verhandelde op de Algemeene Vergadering der Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaije Kunsten en Wetenschappen en redevoering tot hare opening uitgesproken [Univ. Leiden cat.]
1840 - 1851 (1 - 4)   D	Nieuwe Werken der Hollandsche Maatschappij van Fraaije Kunsten en Wetenschappen Continues B. [Univ. Leiden cat.]