About the CSPA Seal

Using the CSPA Seal
The seal must appear as it appears here. While the seal may be displayed in color or in grayscale, the image may not be otherwise manipulated in any way, including cropping or using seal components such as the crown alone. However, the seal may be displayed in color or in grayscale. 

Avoid converting the color seal to grayscale as the bronze color in the seal will fade and not reproduce well.

Use the logo to promote your CSPA membership or when making CSPA awards announcements.

History of the Seal
(Reprinted from the 1963 Scholastic Convention program)

About the CSPA Seal
This seal of the Columbia Scholastic Press Association is familiar to you whether you are an adviser or a staff member of a school newspaper, magazine or yearbook.

It has its roots in history. The crown at its top is a symbol of King’s College which was formally established by royal charter on October 31, 1754. It was the first such collegiate institution in the Province of New York and the fifth in the American colonies.

When the college reopened after the Revolution in 1784, the name Columbia became part of the institution’s corporate name. DeWitt Clinton, enrolling on May 17 of that year, enjoys the distinction of being Columbia College’s first student.

“Columbia Scholastic Press Association 1925” serves as the frame for the seal. Inside the frame is Low Memorial Library, a gift from Columbia President Seth Low in memory of his father. When the landmark was being erected on Morningside Heights in 1896, the Trustees authorized the institution’s present title: Columbia University in the City of New York. The architect of the seal was Professor James Kip Finch, later Dean of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science.

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