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 34 Collections and/or Records:
An Oklahoman's Map of U.S.A. placemat, undated
Item — Box 8, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-8-3-004
Scope and Contents
Paper placemat. Hand-drawn illustration of Oklahoma taking up the entire space of the United States' square mileage, with humorous names given to neighborhing states. "Per un-reliable researchers 2296 A.D."
Copyright Winart P.O. Box 992 Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
Dates:
undated
Apache Circle menu, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-006
Bishop's menu, 1961-07-07
Item — Box 6, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.0-6-2-016
Connors' Corner, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-3-014
Cookie's of Tahlequah, undated
Item — Box 6, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-3-015
Golden Drumstick menu [variant 1], undated
Item — Box 7, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-1-009
Golden Drumstick menu [variant 2], undated
Item — Box 7, Folder: 1
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-1-010
Herman's Sea Food Restaurant menu, undated
Item — Box 7, Folder: 2
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-2-006
Hotel Severs paper placemat, undated
Item — Box 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-008
Hotel Will Rogers Coffee Shop menu, 1939-06-20
Item — Box 7, Folder: 3
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-7-3-018