Scope and Contents

Items in the folder consist of lists of award winners in the various SIPA competitions including best Newspaper, Yearbook, Magazine, and Radio broadcast.

Scope and Contents From the Series: Items in this series are relevant to the Dupont Awards, which were given to Television stations, Radiostations, and commentators who have contributed to the field in their performance on the air. Award winners received $1,000, and most used the money to fund a journalism scholarship. Within this series are correspondence between award winners, judges, the Dupont estate, Washington and Lee University, members of the Federal Communications Commission, public relations firms, and O.W. Riegel,...

Scope and Contents From the Series:

Items in this series consist primarily of articles, bulletins, memos, and programs which are in reference to O.W. Riegel and his career achievements. The material spans the majority of his professional carreer and makes reference to his published works, acts as a staff member of Washington and Lee, and personal achievements. The publicity material is primarily newspaper clippings selected by Riegel himself.