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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.

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.

Items in this subseries consist of pamphlets and brochures related to Riegel's travels throughout Europe. some publications of note include lodging brochures from Bulgaria and Romania and hungarian recreational brochures.

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.

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.

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.

This subseries consists of Riegel's correspondence related to the Cold War. It focuses mostly on specific events during the Cold War and the reach of government concerning foreign and domestic media and speech.

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.

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 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.