Riegel discussed with over thirty correspondents over matters related to Communications Satellites and his academic article discussing the political barriers to satellite usage. Most correspondents provide suggestions to Riegel's article or explain how an academic journal they're associated with plans to use or not use his article.

Press releases in this subseries mostly come from the COMSAT, INTELSAT, and TELESAT corporations. These press releases give reports on the developments in the satellite industry, and the changes in stock values for these companies' shareholders.

Items in this subseries relate to pulbications from various sources refering to communications satellites. Items of note include: a Thesis titled, "Defense Department's usage of Communications Satellites" by Maurice Fliess from West Virginia University, annual COMSAT publications, and a Canadian publication on the ᐊᓂᒃ ("anik" or little brother)satellite by TELESAT.

Items in this subseries consist of reports by government and independent organizations about communication satellites. The reports vary in focus, ranging from technical data to impending impact of satellites on public life. Items of note include the 1972 Aeronautics and Space Report of the President and the operating agreement between the United States and other nations regarding INTELSAT.

This subseries consists of Riegel's communication satellite article manuscripts. These manuscripts show the revisions Riegel made to his work.

Items in this subseries are materials related to Riegel's work on Communication Satellites that have not yet been processed.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

Items in this sub-series consist of materials describing the removal of Washington and Lee University from the administration of the Dupont Awards.

Items in this subseries consist of correspondence, photos and cirtificates relating to types of awards given by institutions. Items of note include a small magazine of different award designs, correspondence over the dupont awards, and photographs of different awards.

Items in this subseries primarily consist of correspondence related to the design of a brochure for the Dupont Awards. As the Awards' curator, Riegel was responsible for the Awrds' presentation and outreach.

Items in this subseries consist of correspondents between Riegel and and individual reviewers the Dupont Awards. These letters consist of recommended radio stations that people felt deserved the award for 1963.

Items in this sub-series consist of materials related to the Dupont Awards dinner including photographs, ivitations, and RSVP's.

Items in this subseries consist of the financial documents Riegel dealt with for the Dupont Awards. Items of note include letters with the awards' finanical statements and individual bills for expenses.

Items in this subseries relate to forms used by the Dupont Awards committee. Some forms of note include blank radio station judging forms and form letters to nominees and participants.

Riegel's correspondence in this series is primarily between different awards administrators and judges. Riegel corresponded with approximately 320 different individauls within this subseries. Correspondents of note include Mrs. Dupont, Turner Catledge, and Sol Taishoff.

Items in this subseries relate to communications between the General Federation of Women's Clubs and Riegel as curator for the Dupont Awards. Most of the correspondence consists of requests by Riegel for the leadership of the G.F.W.C. to participate on the Committee of the Dupont Awards.

Items in this sub-series consist of materials related to the judging of various Television stations, radio stations, and commentators for the Dupont Awards. Included are some judges' comments on different stations and correspondence about evaluating stations.

Items in this sub-series consist of materials related to the coverage of the Kennedy Assassination. The Dupont Awards foundation found it apporpriate to commemorate numerous stations for their detailed coverage of the event.

Items in this subseries consist of correspondence between Riegel and various lettershops regarding the production of a mass qualtity of letters to individuals regarding the awards. Some letters focused on the errors by the lettershop businesses such as errors in the use of names, punctuation, and grammar.

Items in this subseries consist of lists of individuals based on association. Some of the lists of note in this subseries include a list of CBS correspondents, Dupont Award winners, and the Dupont Award Foundation Mailing List.

Items in this sub-series consist of materials published or sent by the National Association for Better Radio and Television. This organization sought to encourage quality programing for families and children. some items of note include a booklet of television programs with ratings and reviews and newsletters mentioning the Dupont Awards.

Items in this subseries consist primarily of correspondence addressing various concerns individuals had with the awards. These problems ranged from the permission of including some materials in various nominee presentations to the eligibility of certain networks in the Dupont Awards.

Correspondence in this subseries focuses primarily on the manner in which the Awards were determined and given. There is extensive discussion between Haefele, Spackman, and Riegel about the Trustee's involvment in the selection of judges and giving awards. The Dupont foundation wanted to increase its influence on the awards process, while Riegel thought that the Awards should have more liberty to act on its own.

Items in this subseries consist of documents by the Dupont Awards Foundation that were issued or available to the public, including: the agreements between the Dupont Foundation and the Awards committee, annual programs and brochures, and descriptions of the awards.

Items in this subseries consist of correspondence about spreading the awareness of the Dupont Awards.

Items in this subseries relate to efforts by the Dupont Awards Foundation to capitalize on their public relations. A large part of correspondence is with the Public Relations office of Earle Palmer Brown.

Correspondence in this subseries consists of correspondence related to how some winners chose to use their prize money from the Dupont Awards to give a small scholarship to journalism majors at various universities.

This subseries focuses on the process determining a logo for the Dupont Awards including correspondence, images, and sketches.

Items in this sub-series consist of materials related to the presentation of the Dupont Awards to their respective winners. Because of the annual nature of the award, material is sorted by year and then by content.

The items in this sub-series consist of miscellaeous materials that did not necessarily fit with the other groupings. Along with the files listed are two scrap-books of remarks made at the Dupont Awards Dinner.

Items in this subseries consist of materials that belong in the Journalism Department series but have not been processed into the collection yet.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

This subseries contains the most up-to-date version of Riegel's unpublished autobiography.

Correspondence in this subseries focuses on revisions of Riegel's memoirs and requests for information for Riegel to use in his writing.

Items in this subseries consist of various drafts on sections considered in the development of Riegel's Memoir. Topics range from his trip to the Virgin Islands, to his view of religion, and his year in Hungary after the conclusion of World War II.

Items in this subseries relate to Jane Riegel's materials that were stored with Riegel's autobiography. Oscar Riegel had Jane's journal bound and printed as a gift. These items are the scans and illustrations of her journal that were necessary to make his gift possible.

Items in this subseries consist of notes that Riegel took on various subjects related to his autobiography.

Items in this subseries consist of aspects of Riegel's autiobiography that have not yet been processed into the collection.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

As the department chair of Washington and Lee University's Journalism department, Riegel was responsible for its accreditation. This subseries consists of documents related to the accreditation status of Washington and Lee's Journalism department. The main agencies that Riegel worked with were the American Council on Education for Journalism, the American Association of Educators in Journalism, and the Association for Education in Journalism. Items are organized by year within each accreditation agency. Documents of note in this subseries include evaluation forms, correspondence about accreditation agency policy and goals, and annual accreditation reports.

Items in this subseries consist of letters between Riegel and over 550 correspondents related to Washington and Lee's Journalism program. Letters range in theme from inquiries about the program, job openings for journalism graudates, the Associated Press, the British Library, the American Association of Schools with Departments in Journalism, and others.

Items in this subseries relate to the courses within the Journalism Department which Riegel taught while at Washington and Lee University. Courses ranged in topic from public opinion to advertising to psychological warfare and propaganda. Most courses are sorted by order of sylabbi, class handouts, lecture notes, and other relevant materials to the course. The Psychological Warfare and Propaganda course also has a few student samples of a project where students were to make their own propaganda aimed at countries behind the Iron Curtain.

Items in this subseries consist of discussions between the Journalism Department and outside news industries about job availability and the desire for higher quality recruits. Riegel points the low quality towards a national issue of low incentives for high quality students in the Journalism field.

the Lee Editorial Award was a prize for what the award's judges thought was the best editorial in a given year based on nominations by editors, newspapers, and publishers. Items in this subseries focus on informing the public about the award, statements by award winners, and the announcement of award winners.

The Lee Memorial Journalism Foundation was an institution that sought to share the history of Journalism at Washington and Lee through a variety of publications, news stories and events. Items of note in this subseries include a scrapbook of journalism department activites from the mid 1950s and small posters of different journalism department events on campus.

During Riegel's tenure as a professor, the Journalism Department kept its own library for students to use. Items in this subseries consist of correspondence and materials related to the library's everyday function.

Mass Media Booknotes was a publication that reported new publications related to mass media and communications. Items within this series consist of monthly reports on new journalism publications.

Publicity regarding the Journalism Department consists of articles in magazines, newspapers, and other media sources that highlight the department's activities. The bulk of items in this subseries consist of articles and press releases related to the Journalism department. Items of note include an article by Riegel titled "The Muted Trumpet" and a Spanish booklet about Nationalism and Communications.

Items in this subseries focus on the establishment and early years of WLUR. some events of note include problems with the radio antenna during installation, and program listings from early WLUR broadcasts.

This subseries consists of various seminars hosted by the Journalism department including a seminar on editorial writing and one on law in relation to the media. Items of note include the speeches of seminar speakers and seminar programs.

Items in this subseries are relevant to the journalism department, but do not relate to any of the other subseries. Items of note include a menu at a Sigma Delta Chi dinner, a chart comparing faculty compensation at various universities during the 1970s and a large chart analyzing Virginia daily newspapers.

Items in this subseries consist of materials that belong in the Journalism Department series but have not been processed into the collection yet.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

Items in this subseries consist of materials that belong in the Journalism Department series but have not been processed into the collection yet.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

This subseries concerns Riegel's correspondence during his travels in Eastern Europe and focuses primarily on upcoming european film festivals and catching up with friend and acquaintences while abroad.

Items in this subseries focus on the US in relation to Riegel's travel after World War II. some items of note include maps of San Francisco, CA and Madison, WI, assorted brochures from various city centers, and a couple of sketches.

This subseries consists of iteme Riegel acquired during his international travel. Most items are from Eastern Europe, but there are a couple of items from Western Europe and a publication from Australia.

Items in this subseries consist of notes that Riegel prior to and during his trip to Eastern Europe. One item of note is a German quiz he took prior to his departure.

Items in this subseries consist of materials that belong in the Journalism Department series but have not been processed into the collection yet.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

Items in this subseries focus on the West German Cultural Exchange program and its impact on its participants. Items of note include samples of questionaires and surveys and maps of parts of West Germany.

Riegel conducted a study surveying belgians who participated in an educational exchange program with the United States, trying to answer whether educational exchange programs affect the participant's perception of the country they visited in the long term. This subseries contains materials related to that study including questionnaires, correspondents, data on participants, and publications.

Riegel published a monograph, Mobilizing for Chaos, in 1934. In it he examined and explored the impact and importance of the use of propaganda in the contemporary world. He effectively explored the use of propaganda in nations such as pre-War Germany and its role in the rise of National Socialism and Adolf Hitler. This series contains material related to the publishing of the book, Mobilizing for Chaos. These materials primarily consist of book reviews, advertisements, and articles about Riegel's role in its creation.

Items in this subseries are relevant to the World War I era, and include Newspapers about the war, printed in 1914 and reprinted in the 1930's, Notes by Riegel about foreign and domestic propagada agencies, Photos of war figures and events with captions, and publications about the press and propaganda during the war.

Th inter-war period subseries consists primarily of reports and publications from both the federal government and the private sector. Both of these groups focus heavily on propaganda, often comparing 1930s propaganda to propaganda during World War I. There is also some emphasis on the New Deal programs and their impact on the press and individual freedoms. Foreign Newspapers in this subseries tend to focus on Germany's shift to fascism and its implications. Also included in this subseries, are Riegel's own notes on these subjects mixed with brief personal comments related to his work.

Items in this subseries related to the Spanish Civil War primarily consist of propaganda leaflets and publications on both sides of the conflict, highlighting the opposing sides' atrocities and how they will ensure the values and freedom of the Spanish people.

Items in this subseries are related to the World War II era in both of the main theaters of war. Some items of note include propaganda leaflets in a variety of languages including German and Japanese, documents from various government agencies including the Office of War Information, and some ephemeral materials used as propaganda during the war.

Materials in this subseries relate to the Cold War era. Most items focus on communication from the U.S. to its citizens and foreign countries to gain support over Russia in the Cold War. Additionally, there are a few items from foreign nations aimed at U.S. audiences. Some items of note include some Russian Magazines, Chinese Magazines, and publications related to the United States Information Agency.

Items in this subseries relate to the Korean war, and mostly from an American perspective. Most of the items are propaganda leaflets, aiming to encourage Korean support of American troops. Some items of note include a booklet of alleged U.S. war crimes during the war, a booklet about war P.O.W.'s, and copies of anti-U.S. propaganda.

Items in this subseries are the oversize materials coming from other parts of the Propaganda series. Within this subseries are magazines and posters from the Cold War and the Vietnam War. Additionally, there is a 1:15000 road map of Hannover, Germany.

Items in this subseries consist of government reports related to the office of war information. they have some damaged and require creating a scan to ensure further damage is prevented.

This part of the collection requires restoration or preservation. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

Items in this subseries have not yet been processed into the collection. Materials range from the Inter-War period to the Cold War.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

The Public Opinion Quarterly organized its articles into specific sections. Communications was one of those sections. Items in this subseries consist primarily of correspondence about articles that would fall under the communications section of the journal.

This subseries consists of general correspondence between Riegel and approximately 160 correspondents on various topics relating to the Public Opinion Quarterly (POQ). Subjects include anticipated articles for the POQ, Events affecting the POQ, and the POQ's structure.

The Public Opinion Quarterly organized its articles into specific sections. Movies was one of those sections. Items in this subseries consist primarily of correspondence about articles that would fall under the movies section of the journal.

The Public Opinion Quarterly organized its articles into specific sections. Press was one of those sections. Items in this subseries consist primarily of correspondence about articles that would fall under the press section of the journal.

The Public Opinion Quarterly organized its articles into specific sections. Radio was one of those sections. Items in this subseries consist primarily of correspondence about articles that would fall under the radio section of the journal.

this subseries focuses on the winners of various awards over the years of the SIPA conference at Washington and Lee University. Most items consist of list of winners and press releases.

This box of correspondence contains the only topical correspondence folder in the series, highlighting letters written that centered around the issues of desegregation and the contested permission of black delegates to SIPA. Afterwards, correspondence is alphabetical. Several renowned figures collaborated with O.W. Riegel by hosting their own sessions at the SIPA conference. Some of these figures include cartoonists Kenneth Bald and Douglas Borgstedt. Washington and Lee presidents Fred Cole and Francis Gaines are also included in this part of the collection.

Riegel corresponded with approximately 200 individuals reagarding events and issues with SIPA. This subseries contains correspondence with all individuals with last names beginning with K or later.

The contents in this box consist of photographs of SIPA events, news publications about SIPA, a few high school newspapers submitted to the SIPA competition, financial documents, executive committee notes, the SIPA constitution and bylaws, and samples from SIPA's annual current events quiz. Some items of note include a 1937 satirical edition of Thomas Jefferson High School's student newspaper, The Jeffster , and photographs of the SIPA Awards banquet from 1953 and 1955.

Items in this sub-series consist of speeches and speech excerpts by various SIPA conference speakers, and programs for the SIPA conference from 1930-1968, along with a few programs from the 1980's and 1991. Some of the speeches are stored in smaller boxes because they are printed on index cards. Additionally, there is a scroll from the 1954 Quill and Scroll banquet, housed in this sub-series in order to save space.

The contents in this sub-series consist of artifacts from the Quill and Scroll Banquets, SIPA delegate registration instructions, the lodging needs of SIPA speakers, materials given to Riegel by speakers, additional instructions to staff, and miscellaneous items in the SIPA series. Some objects of note include a SIPA penant with Washington and Lee enscribed on it, A scrapbook of the events from SIPA in 1959, and Admission tickets to the 1954 SIPA events.

Items in this subseries are materials related to Riegel's work on Communication Satellites that have not yet been processed.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.

Alice Rabe was a candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates seat representing Rockbridge County, Lexington, Buena Vista, Bedford County and the city of Bedford. Riegel gave advice and support for Alice in her campaign. Items in this subseries consist of correspondence between Riegel and Rabe, campaign materials, such as planned ads, and clippings relevant to the campaign.

Congressman Butler represented Virginia's 6th Congressional District. Within this subseries is a series of correspondence mostly from Riegel on various political topics. Most of Butler's correspondence consists of his periodic newsletters to his constituents.

Riegel's political correspondence within Virginia consists of over 20 correspondents, primarily on the topic of campaigns and elections. Some correspondents include former House of Delegates member Jim Davis, Delegate candidate Sprong, and democratic party officials.

Jim Olin was the congressional representative of Virginia's 6th district after Cadwell Butler. This subseries consists of correspondence between Riegel and the Congressman. The main topics discussed are funding for the "MX Missle" and issues over Olin's congressional fundraising operation in the mid to late 1980s.

This subseries consists of correspondence by county democratic officials to local democratic party members concerning campaign actions and fundraising. Riegel was a member of the Rockbridge County Democratic Committee.

Items in this subseries consist of materials that belong in the Journalism Department series but have not been processed into the collection yet.

This part of the collection is not yet processed. Use of the collection is granted on a case by case basis. Please contact the Head of Special Collections at 540-458-8649 for more information.