Re: U.S. Universities and Colleges
Posted: 08 Feb 2016, 02:04
The other two Ivy League universities:
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., founded in 1865. Although this looks like a seal, it is not the university seal (which is a profile bust of the founder and namesake, Ezra Cornell). It is an "emblem" and the device on the center that looks like a coat of arms is a "shield" or (brace yourselves) "crest," both adopted in 1910 as something that would be more appropriate for decorative use than the seal. Unfortunately, like many American universities, Cornell has fallen under the sway of brand consultants and so the use of both the emblem and the shield requires special permission. For ordinary purposes, people at Cornell are supposed to use the "logotype," which is a simplified line drawing of the "emblem" without colors or indication of colors.
The words on the book are a quotation from Cornell when he founded the institution. The escutcheons on the chief are those of the United States and the State of New York (the sky on the latter should be proper, or bleu celeste).
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., founded in 1769, partly with the mission of educating the area's Indians, hence the figures on the shield. This is a modern derivative of the shield on the college's original seal. As far as I know, no tinctures are prescribed. It's usually depicted in varying combinations of green and white, the college's colors. Understandably, there have been several attempts to revise this to make it more heraldic, without any traction being gained. See some fairly good ideas beginning at http://www.dartmo.com/proposal/index.html.
Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., founded in 1865. Although this looks like a seal, it is not the university seal (which is a profile bust of the founder and namesake, Ezra Cornell). It is an "emblem" and the device on the center that looks like a coat of arms is a "shield" or (brace yourselves) "crest," both adopted in 1910 as something that would be more appropriate for decorative use than the seal. Unfortunately, like many American universities, Cornell has fallen under the sway of brand consultants and so the use of both the emblem and the shield requires special permission. For ordinary purposes, people at Cornell are supposed to use the "logotype," which is a simplified line drawing of the "emblem" without colors or indication of colors.
The words on the book are a quotation from Cornell when he founded the institution. The escutcheons on the chief are those of the United States and the State of New York (the sky on the latter should be proper, or bleu celeste).
Dartmouth College, Hanover, N.H., founded in 1769, partly with the mission of educating the area's Indians, hence the figures on the shield. This is a modern derivative of the shield on the college's original seal. As far as I know, no tinctures are prescribed. It's usually depicted in varying combinations of green and white, the college's colors. Understandably, there have been several attempts to revise this to make it more heraldic, without any traction being gained. See some fairly good ideas beginning at http://www.dartmo.com/proposal/index.html.