Dupont Awards

Containers:
Box 1-18, Folder 1-530
Creator:
Riegel, O. W. (Oscar Wetherhold), Du Pont, Jessie Ball, 1884-1970, Cole, Fred Carrington, and Gaines, Francis Pendleton
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet
Scope and content:

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, photographs of the award winners and annual awards dinner, publications by the Dupont Awards foundation, and published statements by various awards winners. Some items and subjects of note include a draft of a couple of the physical awards, letters discussing the conclusion of Washington and Lee's Association with the awards in 1967, and some resumes of different journalists and Judges' comments on various radio and television stations. Three scrapbooks are contained wtithin the collection, but are not in folders. They are listed in the appropriate sub-series. Major correspondents and speakers include: O. W. Riegel, FCC Chairman Rosel Hyde, and Jessie Ball Dupont.

Language:
All Materials are in English.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Washington and Lee University, Leyburn Library
Special Collections and Archives
James G. Leyburn Library
Washington and Lee University
204 W. Washington Street
Lexington, VA 24450
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Tom Camden
Phone: (540) 458-8649
Phone: (540) 463-8109
Fax: (540) 463-8964
Parent restrictions:
This collection is open to research use.
Parent terms of access:
The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used should be fully credited with the source. Permission for publication of this material, in part or in full, must be secured with the Head of Special Collections.

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