The Seals of the University of Michigan
The current University of Michigan Seal *
The University of Michigan has used various seals during its one-hundred-and-seventy-eight year history. The story of the University of Michigan seals includes several unsolved mysteries.
- A Chronology of University of Michigan Seals
- 1817 Temple of Wisdom Seal
- 1825 "Mystery" Seal
- 1843 - 1895 The Minerva Seals
- 1895 The Lamp of Knowledge Seal with founding date of 1837
- 1929 The Lamp of Knowledge Seal with founding date of 1817
- 1958 two color seal adding "The" to University of Michigan
This on-line exhibit prepared by Marjorie Barritt and Gregory Kinney, University Archives and Records Program
* The University of Michigan seal and the Block M, trademarks of the University of Michigan, may not be electronically or otherwise altered or separated from this document or used for any independent purpose without the explicit written permisson of the Regents of the University of Michigan