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Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975

 Person

biographical statement

Tulsa area businessman and collector who owned and operated Shleppey Outdoor Advertising. Later he owned a bookstore in Seattle. He was a lifelong acquirer of things, beginning when he was a child before 1920. His extensive collection of books, artifacts, and papers was bequeathed to the University of Tulsa by the Shleppey family following his death in September 1975.

Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Cherokee Alphabet , Undated

 Item — Oversize Box 4: [Barcode: A000021917646]
Identifier: 1975.006.6.Cherokee.003
Scope and Contents

John W. Shleppey Cherokee printing ephemera. Reproduction from an illustrated syllabary. 11" x 17".

Dates: Undated

Cherokee Alphabet , Undated

 Item — Oversize Box 4: [Barcode: A000021917646]
Identifier: 1975.006.6.Cherokee.004
Scope and Contents

John W. Shleppey Cherokee printing ephemera. Reproduction from an illustrated syllabary. 11" x 17".

Dates: Undated

Cherokee Alphabet , Undated

 Item — Oversize Box 4: [Barcode: A000021917646]
Identifier: 1975.006.6.Cherokee.005
Scope and Contents

John W. Shleppey Cherokee printing ephemera. Reproduction from an illustrated syllabary. 11" x 17".

Dates: Undated

Cherokee Alphabet , Undated

 Item — Oversize Box 4: [Barcode: A000021917646]
Identifier: 1975.006.6.Cherokee.006
Scope and Contents

John W. Shleppey Cherokee printing ephemera. Reproduction from an illustrated syllabary. 11" x 17".

Dates: Undated

Cherokee Alphabet , Undated

 Item — Oversize Box 4: [Barcode: A000021917646]
Identifier: 1975.006.6.Cherokee.007
Scope and Contents

John W. Shleppey Cherokee printing ephemera. Reproduction from an illustrated syllabary. 11" x 17".

Dates: Undated

Cherokee Alphabet , Undated

 Item — Oversize Box 4: [Barcode: A000021917646]
Identifier: 1975.006.6.Cherokee.008
Scope and Contents

John W. Shleppey Cherokee printing ephemera. Reproduction from an illustrated syllabary. 11" x 17".

Dates: Undated

E.M. Adair Record Book, 1870 - 1880

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: A000023243248], Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975.006.5.Cherokee.002a
Scope and Contents

Store record account book for Ephraim Martin Adair, (1975.006.5.Cherokee.002a) Account book also includes: a registry receipt for the Tahlequah Post Office (1975.006.5.Cherokee.002j), and various other receipts and fragments (1975.006.5.Cherokee.002b-i and 1975.006.5.Cherokee.002k-l).

Dates: 1870 - 1880

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  • Type: Archival Object X
  • Subject: Cherokee Indians. X

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Subject
Cherokee Language. 6
Tahlequah (Okla.) 1