Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1812	According to its website (), this organization was founded in 1812. Its publications make it clear that it had the name Plymouth Institution as early as 1830. It seems also to have had a close connection to the Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society. In 1961, it became the Plymouth Athenaeum.
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Plymouth England	This location is supported by the name of the organization.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1830 - 1961	Plymouth Institution	Its publications establish this name from 1830, and to 1961.
1961 -	Plymouth Athenaeum	Its publications.
Plymouth Athenaeum

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1830   A	Transactions of the Plymouth Institution The catalogue record gives the authors as Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society. [Edinburgh Univ. cat.]
1857/1858 - 1956/1961 (Vol.1 - Vol.23)   B	Annual Report and Transactions of the Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Natural History Society The record in the Univ. Liverpool cat. lists holdings for Vol. 1-18; 1857/58-1942/43. The record in the National Lib. Scotland cat. lists holdings for Vol. 19 (1943-44 and 1944-45)-v. 23 (1956-61). Continued by C. Indexed RSLC [Univ. Liverpool cat.; National Lib. Scotland cat.]	Plymouth Inst. Trans. [RSLC, v.13, p.lxxiii.] Plymouth Instit. Trans. [RSLC, v.7, p.xxiv; v.9, p.xxvi.] Rep. Trans. Plymouth Instn [Biog. Mem. Fell. Roy. Soc., Vol. 32, (Dec., 1986), p.491 cites 21 (1947-48 & 1948-49).] Trans. of Plymouth Inst. and Devon and Cornwall Nat. Hist. Soc. [Man, Vol. 11 (1911), p.152 cites 1903-4.] Trans. Plym. inst. [Science, Vol. 2, No. 38 (Oct. 26, 1883), p.568 cites v, 1875.] Trans. Plymouth Inst. [English Historical Rev., Vol. 66, No. 258 (Jan., 1951), p.31 cites v.] Trans. Plymouth Inst. and Devon and Cornwall Nat. Hist. Soc. [Obit. Not. Fell. Roy. Soc.,, Vol. 9, No. 1 (Nov., 1954), p.210 cites 1912-13.] Trans. Plymouth Instit. [Phil. Trans., A Vol. 279, No. 1288, (Jul. 24, 1975), p.215 cites 1877.] Trans. Plymouth Institution [William and Mary Q., 2nd Ser., Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr., 1930), p.156 cites IX.] Trans. Plymouth Institution and Devon and Cornwall Hist. Soc. [Am. J. Archaeol., Vol. 59, No. 2 (Apr., 1955), p.146 cites 1913-14.]
1961/1965 - (Vol.1 -)   C	Proceedings (Plymouth Athenaeum) Continues B. National Lib. Scotland cat.	Proc. Plymouth Athen. [J. Animal Ecology, Vol. 38, No. 1 (Feb., 1969), p.246 cites 1 (1967).] Proc. Plymouth Athenaeum [Biog. Mem. Fell. Roy. Soc., Vol. 14, (Nov., 1968), p.434 cites 1, 1967.]