Dies for the Harvard Tercentenary medallion and medal, 1936.

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Dies for the Harvard Tercentenary medallion and medal, 1936.

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One large and one small set of metal dies mounted on metal cylinders containing intaglio engravings for the obverse and reverse of the Tercentenary medallions and medals presented during Harvard's Tercentenary celebration in 1936. The designs were created and engraved by A. Graham Carey. The obverse circular design centers on a shield emblazoned with the VERITAS logo across three open books, surrounded by a decorative laurel wreath and palms, and an outer border inscription: "ACADEMIAE·HARVARDIANAE·TRECENTESIMO·MDCCCCXXXVI·ANNO·". The reverse circular design contains the inscription: "1636-1936 / OUT OF SMALLE / BEGINNINGS GREAT / ER THINGS HAVE / BEEN PRODUCED BY HIS / HAND THAT MADE ALL / THINGS OF NOTHING / AND GIVES BEING / TO ALL THINGS / THAT ARE". The small dies are engraved with the number 3136, and the larger dies are engraved with the number 3205 and, in small letters, "Medallic Art Co. NY."

1 cubic foot (1 box with 4 metal dies) : diameter of medallion design: 83 mm; dimensions of large cylinder: 115 x 66 mm; diameter of medal design: 29mm; dimensions of small cylinder: 50 x 60 mm.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Medallic Art Company.

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Harvard Tercentenary Conference of Arts and Sciences, (1936 : Cambridge, Mass.)

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Carey, Arthur Graham

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Harvard University. Tercentenary Celebration Office.

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Harvard University celebrated the three-hundredth anniversary of the College's founding in 1936 with an elaborate Tercentenary Celebration. The festivities included exhibits, special lectures, summer school courses, and culminated with the Tercentenary Days on September 16-18, 1936. Delegates from other academic institutions and learned societies were invited for the celebration and to participate in symposia discussing their fields. As part of the celebration, a Tercentenary medallion and Terce...