Champ,
Frederick P. (Frederick Percival), 1896-1976.
Title:
Frederick P. Champ photograph collection
Dates:
1896-1977 ( inclusive )
Quantity:
5 boxes (5.5 linear ft. )
Collection Number:
USU_P0354
Summary:
328 photographs, slides, and postcards that document
the life of Frederick P. Champ, his friends, and family. Included in the collection are
photographs of political events in which Frederick P. Champ attended; Geneva Works and
U.S. Steel Corporation; family vacations and clubs; the first Boy Scouts of America
Troop of 1909; areas in and around Utah State University and Logan including aerial
shots of the campus; Frederick P. Champ's Logan office at the Walker Bank &
Trust Company and the Champ Investment Company; St. John's Episcopal Church; postcards
from around the United States and the world; the construction of Hoover Dam in Nevada;
World War II images, including a celebration of Allies' Day and July 4th (probably in
Norway), and signed portraits of the 7th, 8th and 9th presidents of the Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also included are pictures from Champ's participation in
the Geneva Works NAS Denver Civilian Orientation Cruise with the Office of the Secretary
of Defense, including a trip to Alaska. Some of the photographs have negatives.
Repository:
Utah State University. Special Collections and Archives Photograph Collection
Merrill-Cazier Library Utah State University 3000 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-3000 Phone: 435 797-2663 Fax: 435 797-2880 Email: scweb@usu.edu
Languages:
Collection materials are in English.
Sponsor:
Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant,
2007-2008
Biographical Note
Frederick Percival Champ was born June 4, 1896 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the son of
George Herbert and Alla Dora Cochran Champ. He attended the New Jersey Academy, the Utah
State Agricultural College (now Utah State University), St. Stephens School in Colorado
Springs, and Harvard University. From 1917 to 1918, Frederick P. Champ served with the
United States Food Administration as a Division Chief, and then with Near East Relief
from 1918 to 1919. He also served on the Relief Commission to the Near East, Russia, and
Armenia in 1919. He then returned to Logan to run the family businesses including the
Utah Logan Mortgage Corporation and the Cache Valley Banking Company. In 1925, he became
a member of the board of trustees of Utah State Agricultural College, serving in that
capacity until 1941. In addition, he served as a member of the Salt Lake District Board
of the United State Reconstruction Finance Corporation (1933-1940), chairman of the
Governor's Advisory Committee on Public Welfare and Emergency Relief (1933-1934),
chairman of the Utah State Board of Public Welfare (1935-1936), and chairman of the
Governor's Committee on Emergency Distribution Waters of Bear River in Utah and Idaho
(1934-1935).
Frederick P. Champ also served as a director for Utah, National Water Conservation
Conference; Area Coordinator for United States Savings Bonds Division, U.S. Treasury
Department; member of the executive committee of the Utah Centennial Commission; member
of the Board of Governors and Farm Loan Committee, Mortgage Bankers of America; member
of the Utah Bankers Association; member and co-chairman for Utah, National Probation and
Parole Association; member, Utah State Highway Patrol Civil Service Commission; member
of Utah's Committee on Fulbright Scholarship; director of the Salt Lake City Branch,
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco; member of the America Arbitration Association and
the National Reclamation Association. Vice President (1941), and Director (1942-1946) of
the American Forestry Association; Vice President (1951-1952) and Director (1943-1951)
of the United States Chamber of Commerce; President of the Executive Board of the Cache
Valley Council, Boy Scouts of America (1940-1943); President of the Cache Valley
Building Company; chairman of the Board of Commercial Security Bank; Vice President and
Director of Walker Bank and Trust Company; Director of the Title Insurance Company of
Boise, Idaho; Director of Investors Central Management Corporation of New York City; and
President of the Logan Rotary Club. He was also awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws
degree by Utah State University in 1954.
Frederick P. Champ married Frances Elizabeth Winton in Duluth Minnesota on December 29,
1921. They had three children, George Herbert "Herb", Mary Knox (Nielson), and Frederick
Winton "Wint" Champ. George "Herb" Champ, took over the family business while Frederick
"Wint" Champ served as Vice President. Frederick P. Champ retired in 1965 and passed
away in March 1976. Frances E.W. Champ followed in death in August 1982. Herb Champ has
continued to run the businesses for many years and resides in Logan (2006), Utah. Mary
K.C. Nielson resides in Connecticut and Frederick "Wint" Champ passed away in 2001 while
living in Salt Lake City.
Content Description
This photograph collection consists of 328 photographs and postcards that document the
life of Frederick P. Champ as well as his friends and family. Included in the collection
are: photographs of political events in which Frederick P. Champ attended; Geneva Works
and U.S. Steel Corporation; family vacations and clubs; the first Boy Scouts of America
Troop of 1909; areas in and around Utah State University and Logan including aerial
shots of the campus; Frederick P. Champ's Logan office at the Walker Bank &
Trust Company and the Champ Investment Company; St. John's Episcopal Church; postcards
from around the United States and the world; the construction of Hoover Dam in Nevada;
World War II images, and signed portraits of the 7th, 8th and 9th presidents of the
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Frederick P. Champ also participated in the
Geneva Works NAS Denver Civilian Orientation Cruise with the Office of the Secretary of
Defense, including a trip to Alaska.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access : Restrictions
Open to public research.
Restrictions on Use : Copyright
It is the responsibility of the user to obtain permission to publish from the owner of
the copyright (the institution, the creator of the record, the author or his/her
transferees, heirs, legates, or literary executors). The user agrees to indemnify and
hold harmless the Utah State University Libraries, its officers, employees, and agents
from and against all claims made by any person asserting that he or she is an owner of
copyright.
Permission to publish material from the Frederick P. Champ photograph collection must
be obtained from the Special Collections Photograph Curator and/or the Special Collections
Department Head.
Preferred Citation :
Frederick P. Champ photograph collection, 1896-1977. (P0354). Utah State University.
Special Collections & Archives Department.
Administrative Information
Arrangement :
Arrangement: Topical.
Acquisition Information :
The photos in this collection were taken from material donated to USU Special
Collections & Archives in various batches between 1977 and 1991 by Frederick P.
Champ's widow, Frances E.W. Champ, and his three children.
Processing Note :
The photographs in this collection were removed from boxes 10, 60, and 63 of MSS 130:
The Champ Family Papers, and from MSS 50: Frederick P. Champ Papers. The photograph of
Frederick P. Champ from P0170 was transferred into this collection. Register completed
by Jessica Alexander, November 2006.
01:07:01: U.S. troops passing in front of the palace
steps, King Haakon taking the salute, Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:02: King Haakon makes a speech to participants in
the parade from the steps in front of the palace. The representatives of the
three largest allied nations stand to his rear, Sir Marshall, Sir Arthur
Harris, General Ratov, and General Bradley, Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:03: Passing the reviewing stand. A member of the
Norwegian Home Guard can be seen in the right foreground, he is wearing an
armband with Norwegian colors, 4th of July
1
7
01:07:04: "Old Glory," 4th of July
1
7
01:07:05: Listening to the King's speech in front of the
palace, Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:06: Going up Karl Johannes Gata, palace in
background, reviewing stand on right, 4th of July
1
7
01:07:07: The parade is formed near the City Hall (in
background), Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:08: The color guard, 4th of July
1
7
01:07:09: A display of Air Might and Ground Might, 4th of
July
1
7
01:07:10: Three soldiers, Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:11: A woman with flowers approaching American
troops coming up Karl Johannes Gata, the main street of Olso. Each pole lining
the street is a tribute to an allied leader, either a statesman or a soldier
(Olso University is in the background) Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:12: Unit of the 474th infantry wearing the
"Eisenhower Jacket," 4th of July
1
7
01:07:13: The American Band, Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:14: General Summers leads the parade which is being
reviewed by the Crown Prince, 4th of July
1
7
01:07:15: American troops pass under an appropriate sign
enroute to the palace (in background), Allies' Day
1
7
01:07:16: Brig General Summers and Crown Prince Olav of
Norway in the reviewing stand, 4th of July
01:08:24: Utah Secretary of State, Lamont Toronto, inspects
rifle of a reservist while making a tour of 96th Infantry Division Summer Camp,
Yakima Washington, June 27, 1961
Includes Views in the United States and Europe, (including Forestry Building
at the 1905 Lewis and Clark Exposition, and the Presidential Campaign of 1908),
views of Utah, and the New Jersey Academy, Courthouse, and Old Main in Logan.
Also includes a room assignment notice from Harvard University, Cambridge,
Massachusetts.
5
1
05:01:01: Signed portrait of Eric S.
Hister(?)
5
1
05:01:02: Portrait of George Champ
5
1
05:01:03: Landscape photograph, mountains trees and
snow
5
1
05:01:04: Award poster featuring Old Main tower to
Frederick P. Champ for contribution with the Utah State University Board of
Trustees, 1925-1941
