American Philosophical Society

Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1743	According to its website (), the Society was founded in 1743 through the advocacy of Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), and is the oldest learned society in the United States of America; it promotes useful knowledge in the sciences and humanities.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Philadelphia United States of America	This location is supported by its website ().
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1769 -	American Philosophical Society	Its publications establish this name from 1769.
American Philosophical Society

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1769/1771 - (Vol.1 - )   A	Transactions of the American Philosophical Society Full-text of 1769 (vol. 1) to nearly the present day (but excluding the current 5 years) is available at JSTOR. Indexed Reuss & Pogg. & RSLC [Lib. Company Philadelphia cat.]	Amer. Phil. Soc. Trans. [Phil. Trans., Vol. 162 (1872), p.358 cites 1839, 1840, and 1843.] Amer. Phil. Soc. Trans. [RSLC, v.1, p.xiv] Tr. Americ. Soc. [Pogg, v.1, col.111 cites Vol. IV.] Trans. Am. Phil. Soc. [Phil. Trans., Vol. 131 (1841), p.17 cites 1836.] Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 184 (1893), p.322 cites vol. 14, 1871.] Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. Philad. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 247, No. 739 (Jul. 2, 1964), p.477 cites 23, 1933.] Trans. Amer. Phil. Soc. Philadelphia [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 203 (1913), p.66 cites vol. 20.] Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., Philad. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 183. (1892), p.61 cites 1869.] Trans. Americ. Phil. Soc. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 187 (1896), p.54 cites vol. 16, 1886.] Trans. Americ. Soc. [Pogg., v.1, col.234 cites VII. 1841.] Trans. Phil. Soc., Philadelphia [Phil. Trans., Vol. 173 (1882), p.964 cites vol. viii (1840).] Transact. Americ. Phil. Soc. [Pogg., v.1, col.457 cites 1809.] Transact. of Philadelphia Soc. [Reuss, v.9, p.8 cites Vol.6. P.1.] Transact. of the American Philos. Soc. [Reuss, v.3, p.12 cites Vol. 4.] Transact. of the American Philosoph. Soc. [Reuss, v.1, p.99 cites Vol.4.] Transact. of the American Soc. [Reuss, v.4, p.15 cites Vol. 3.] Transact. of the American Soc. at Philadelphia [Reuss, v.4, p.172 cites Vol. 5.] Transact. of the American Society [Reuss, v.3, p.20 cites Vol. 3.] Transact. of the Soc. at Philadelphia [Reuss, v.4, p.90 cites Vol. 6.] Transact. of the Soc. of Philadelphia [Reuss, v.9, p.9 cites Vol.6. P.1.] Transactions of the American Society [Reuss, v.1, p.71 cites Vol.2.]
1838, Jan./Mar. - (Vol.1, no.1 - )   B	Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge Full-text of 1838 (vol. 1) to nearly the present day (but excluding the current 5 years) is available at JSTOR. Indexed Pogg. & RSLC [Harvard Univ. cat.]	Amer. Phil. Soc. Proc. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 179 (1888), p.172 cites vol. 21, 1813.] Amer. Phil. Soc. Proc. [RSLC, v.1, p.xiv] P. American Philosoph. S. [Geographical Journal, Vol. 8, No. 5 (Nov., 1896), p.530 cites 35 (1896).] Proc. Am. Phil. Soc. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 185 (1894), p.998 cites 1880, vol. 19.] Proc. Am. Philos. Soc. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 186 (1895), p.89 cites vol. 29.] Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc. [Phil. Trans., Vol. 172 (1881), p.4 cites 1879.] Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., Philadelphia [Geographical Review, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Oct., 1927), p.680 cites Vol. 65, 1926.] Proc. Americ. Phil. Soc. [Phil. Trans., B Vol. 187 (1896), p.54 cites vol. 17, 1878.] Proceed. Amer. Philos. Soc. [Ann. Assoc. Am. Geog., Vol. 29, No. 3 (Sep., 1939), p.186 cites 66 (1927).] Proceed. Americ. phil. Soc. [Pogg., v.1, col.457; gives no further details.]