Royal Scottish Society of Arts (RSSA)
Founding of the Society
| Year | Authority / Notes |
|---|---|
| 1821 |
According to its website, the Society was was founded in 1821 as the Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts in Scotland, and was incorporated as a Royal Society in 1841. Its publications make it clear that the name from 1841 to 1950 was Royal Scottish Society of Arts; its website makes it clear that this is still the current name. |
Seat of the Society
| City | Authority / Notes |
|---|---|
| Edinburgh Scotland |
This location is supported by its website. |
Name of the Society
| Dates | Name | Authority |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 - 1841 | Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts in Scotland |
Its website establishes the name, start date and end date for this name. |
| 1841 - | Royal Scottish Society of Arts |
Its publications establish this name from 1841 to 1950. Its website establishes 1841 as the start date, and indicate that it is the current name. |
Website of the Society
Journals of the Society
| Years | Full Journal Title | Abbrev. |
|---|---|---|
| 1837/1841 - 1914/1925 (Vol.1 - v.19) A |
Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts According to a record in the Cambridge Univ. cat., the cover title for vol. 1, 1837/41 was Select papers read before the Society of Arts for Scotland, and the cover title for v. 17, April 1906-Dec. 1907 was Journal of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts. According to a record in the Cambridge Univ. cat., proceedings, lists of members, prizes offered, etc., etc., were included in appendixes to v. 1-18, and early material was originally published in Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal. That record also notes that v. 19 is a combined no., dated 1914/25 (the activities of the Society were suspended from 1915 to 1920 inclusive). Continued by B. Indexed RSLC[Cambridge Univ. cat.; Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
Edinb. Trans. Scot. Soc. Arts RSLC, v.1, p.xxx Proc. R. Scot. Soc. Arts Notes Rec. Roy. Soc., Vol. 26, No. 2 (Dec., 1971), p.246 cites 8 (1873). Roy. Scot. Soc. of Arts Proc. Proc. Roy. Soc., Vol. 66 (1899 - 1900), p.207 cites 1871-72. Trans. Roy. Scot. Soc. Arts Phil. Trans., Vol. 152 (1862), p.22 cites 1861. Trans. Royal Scottish Soc. Arts Science, New Series, Vol. 49, No. 1270 (May 2, 1919), p.415 cites 4, 1854. |
| Oct. 1926 - Apr. 1929 (Vol.1, pt.1 - v.3, pt.3) B |
Edinburgh Journal of Science, Technology and Photographic Art, being
the Transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts ; Edinburgh
Photographic Society ; Edinburgh & District Radio Society and Edinburgh
Electrical Society Continues A. Continued by C. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
|
| Oct. 1929 (Vol.4, pt.1) C |
Edinburgh Journal of Science, Technology and Photographic Art, being
the transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts ; Edinburgh
Photographic Society ; Edinburgh & District Radio Society ; Edinburgh
Electrical Society and Edinburgh Association of Science and Arts Continues B. Continued by D. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
|
| Jan. 1930 - Jan. 1931 (Vol.4, pt.2 - v.5, pt.2) D |
Edinburgh Journal of Science, Technology and Photographic Art, being
the transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts ; Edinburgh
Photographic Society ; Edinburgh & District Radio Society ; Edinburgh
Electrical Society ; Edinburgh Association of Science and Arts and
Electrical Association for Women. Continues C. Continued by E. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
|
| Apr. 1931 (Vol.5, pt.3) E |
Edinburgh Journal of Science, Technology and Photographic Art, being
the transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts ; Edinburgh
Photographic Society ; Edinburgh & District Radio Society ; Edinburgh
Electrical Society and Electrical Association for Women Continues D. Continued by F. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
|
| Oct. 1931 (Vol.6, pt.1) F |
Edinburgh Journal of Science, Technology and Photographic Art, being
the transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts ; Edinburgh
Photographic Society ; Edinburgh Association of Science and Arts and
Electrical Association for Women Continues E. Continued by G. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
|
| Jan. 1932 - Apr. 1932 (Vol.6, pt.2 - v.6, pt.3) G |
Edinburgh Journal of Science, Technology and Photographic Art, being
the transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts ; Edinburgh
Photographic Society ; and Edinburgh Association of Science and Arts Continues F. Continued by H. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
|
| Oct. 1932 - 1948/1949/1950 (Vol.7, pt.1 - v.22) H |
Edinburgh Journal of Science, Technology and Photographic Art, being
the transactions of the Royal Scottish Society of Arts, incorporating the
Edinburgh Association of Science and Arts ; and of the Edinburgh
Photographic Society Continues G. Continued by I. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
|
| 1950/1951 - 1951/1952) (Vol.25 - v.26) I |
Edinburgh Journal of Science and Technology Continues H. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
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| Apr. 1956 - Mar. 1970 (No.1 - no.26) J |
Bulletin / Royal Scottish Society of Arts [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.] |
