Shleppey, John W., 1901-1975
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 13 Collections and/or Records:
College Inn Porterhouse, 1950
College Inn Porterhouse. In the Hotel Sherman. Chicago, Illinois. Inspired by Ernest Byfield.
Illustrated menu cover. Menu lists various steak and country-style menu items.
Don Roth's New Blackhawk Restaurant menu, undated
Eitel Old Heidelberg menu, 1952-11-29
Fritzel's menu, 1955-12-09
Henrici's drinks list, undated
Henrici's menu, undated
Jim Saine's Restaurant menu, undated
The Berghoff lunch menu, 1953-11-18
The Sherman Chicago Coffee Shop breakfast menu, undated
The Sherman Chicago Coffee Shop menu.
Illustrated menu cover of a cow kicking a kerosene lamp while an old woman in the background reacts, holding a donut and a cup of coffee. Presumably this is Mrs. O'Leary and her cow from the apocryphal story as to the cause of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.
Menu lists breakfast suggestions and a la carte options.
The Sherman Room Service A La Carte menu, undated
The Sherman Room Service A La Carte Menu.
Menu cover gives a list of suggested rooms and locations to visit, including the Pump Room, The Buttery, Beau Nash Club (men only at lunch—women are "invited" for cocktails and dinner from 4:07p.m.), The Parade, The Bath, and Sarah Siddons Walk. List also mentions the Ambassador Hotel on State Street, located in Chicago, Illinois.