Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1747	The history of name changes for this Academy is rather complex - due in part to the political upheavals that lasted from the French Revolution to the final dissolution of the monarchy in the 19th century. According a Wikipedia article at Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand, the Academy began as the Société littéraire de Clermont in 1747. The article goes on to say that in 1750, it was recognized by the King (and was presumably granted the Royal designation), and in 1780, it became an Academy; in 1793, it was suppressed by the Convention, as were other academies that had some relationship with the King. A couple of societies attempted to revive the Academy in the early years of the 19th century: (1) the Société d'encouragement des sciences, des lettres et des arts (1818 - 1824), and Société académique de géologie, minéralogie et botanique d'Auvergne(1822 - 1824). On 1824 December 13, the original Society of 1747 was re-established by government decree, and the designation Académie was restored on 1829 February 11. Additional information emerges from records in various French databases. According to Chronologie [a chronology of French scholarly societies at Gallica], this Society was founded in 1747 as the Société Littéraire de Clermont-Ferrand, and reconstituted in 1824 as the Académie de Clermont-Ferrand. The CTHS database tells a somewhat different story, indicating that the Academy was created in 1747 as Société, then became Académie in 1780, was suppressed in 1793, was revived in 1824, and once again became Académie in 1829. A record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. indicates that it was called the Société des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de la ville de Clermont-Ferrand in 1771. Another record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. indicates that it was called the Société Royale des Sciences, Arts et Belles-Lettres de... Clermont-Ferrand in 1781. Another record in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. indicates that it was called the Société Royale des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Clermont-Ferrand in 1828. Other records in the Bibliot. Nat. France cat. indicates that it was called the Société des Sciences, Lettres et Arts de Clermont-Ferrand in 1837 and 1921.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Clermont-Ferrand France	This location is supported by the name of the Academy.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1747 - 1793	Société littéraire de Clermont	According a Wikipedia article at Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand, the Academy began as the Société littéraire de Clermont in 1747. The article goes on to say that in 1750, it was recognized by the King (and was presumably granted the Royal designation), and in 1780, it became an Academy; in 1793, it was suppressed by the Convention, as were other academies that had some relationship with the King.
1824 -	Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Clermont-Ferrand	According a Wikipedia article at Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand: on 1824 December 13, the original Society of 1747 was re-established by government decree, and the designation Académie was restored on 1829 February 11. It is far from clear what the sequence of names was in the first several decades of the renewed organization.
Académie des Sciences, Belles-Lettres et Arts de Clermont-Ferrand = Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts of Clermont-Ferrand

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
T. 1 (1828) - t. 31 (1858)   A	Annales scientifiques, littéraires et industrielles de l'Auvergne / publiées par l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand ; sous la direction de M. H. Lecoq Continued by C. [Bib. Nat. France cat.]	Auvergne, Annal. Scient. [RSLC, v.1, p.xviii.]
1833/34 -[...]   B	Rapport sur les travaux de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand In 1858/60, this publication had the title Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand. Rapport général sur les travaux, and in 1874/78 it had the title: Compte-rendu des travaux de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand. [Bib. Nat. France cat.]
N.s., t. 1 (1859) - t. 29 (1887) = 32e vol. - 60e vol.   C	Mémoires de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand Continues A. Continued by E. [Bib. Nat. France cat.]	Clermont, Mém. Acad. Sci. [RSLC, v.1, p.xxvii.] Mém. de l'Acad. des Sc., Belles-Lettres et Arts de Clermont-Ferrand [Gallia, Vol. 8 (1950), p.27 cites IV, 1862.] Memoires Acad. Clermont-Ferrand [Am. Hist. Rev., Vol. 52, No. 3 (Apr., 1947), p.457 cites 1862.]
1881 - 1887; 2e s. (1888)-(1925);   D	Bulletin historique et scientifique de l'Auvergne / publié par l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand Continued by F. [Bib. Nat. France cat.]	Bull. hist. et scient. de l'Auv. [Hist. Écon. Soc., Vol. 4 (1911), p.161 cites 1904.] Bull. hist. et scient. de l'Auvergne [Gallia, Vol. 23, No. 1 (1965), p.103 cites 1910.]
2e s., fasc. 1/2-2e s., fasc. 29, 30 - [1890 - ]   E	Mémoires de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand Continues C. [Bib. Nat. France cat.]
2e s. (1926) - (1932)   F	Bulletin de l'Auvergne : publication mensuelle de l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand Continues D. Continued by G. [Bib. Nat. France cat.]
T. 53, n° 478 (1933) -   G	Bulletin historique et scientifique de l'Auvergne / publié par l'Académie des sciences, belles-lettres et arts de Clermont-Ferrand Continues F, [Bib. Nat. France cat.]	Bull. hist. et sc. de l'Auvergne [Bull. Soc. Prehist. Fr., T. 55, Fasc. 10 (OCTOBRE 1958), p.597 cites 1957.] Bull. hist. et sci. de l'Auvergne [Revue. Archeol., Nouvelle Série, Fasc. 1 (1981), p.50 cites 65, 1945.] Bull. hist. et scient. de l'Auv., Clermont-Ferrand [Le Mois Ethnog. Fr., 1ère Année, No. 3 (MARS 1947), p.28 cites LXVI, 1946.] Bull. hist. et scient. de l'Auvergne [Gallia, Vol. 23, No. 1 (1965), p.103 cites 1948, LXVIII.] Bull. hist. et scient. de l'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand [Arts Trad. Populaires, 11e Année, No. 3/4 (Juillet-Decembre 1963), p.376 cites 1960.] Bull. hist. et scientif. de l'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand [Arts Trad. Populaires, 3e Année, No. 2 (Avril-Juin 1955), p.175 cites t. LXXIII, 1953.] Bull. hist. et scientifique de l'Auvergne, Clermont-Ferrand [Arts Trad. Populaires, 9e Année, No. 4 (Octobre-Decembre 1961), p.364 cites 1959.] Bull. scient. et hist. de l'Auv. [Romania, Vol. 102, No. 406 (2) (1981), p.232 cites 86, 1975.]