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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 394 Collections and/or Records:

Acapulco menu

 Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-003

Alioto's menu

 Digital Image
Identifier: 1975-002-6.1-6-1-005

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Restaurants 355
Menu design. 324
Menu design -- United States -- History -- 20th century 293
Restaurants -- United States -- Menus 281
Restaurants -- Washington (State) -- Seattle -- Menu 125
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Souvenirs (Keepsakes). 46
Souvenirs (Keepsakes) -- United States 41
Restaurants -- Oklahoma 36
Restaurants -- Canada -- Vancouver -- Menu 30
Restaurants -- California -- Los Angeles 23
Hotels Advertising. 22
Hotels. 22
Restaurants -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa -- Menu 22
Hotels -- History. 21
Restaurants -- California -- San Francisco -- Menu 14
Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Menu 14
Restaurants -- Cuba -- Havana -- Menu 7
Restaurants -- New York -- Menu 7
Restaurants -- Oregon -- Portland -- Menu 7
Restaurants -- Texas -- Dallas -- Menu 7
Restaurants -- United States -- Purchasing 7
Palm Springs (Calif.) 6
Restaurants -- Texas -- Houston -- Menu 6
Restaurants -- Florida -- Miami Beach -- Menu 5
Restaurants -- Missouri -- Kansas City -- Menu 5
Sales promotion -- United States. 5
Restaurants -- Missouri -- St. Louis -- Menu 4
Alaska -- Description and travel 3
Correspondence. 3
Space Needle (Seattle, Wash.) 3
Space Needle Restaurant 3
Tourism -- Marketing. 3
Advertising 2
Comic books, strips, etc. 2
Comic books, strips, etc. -- United States 2
Grand Canyon (Ariz.). 2
Hotels -- California -- Los Angeles 2
Palm Springs (Calif.) -- Maps. 2
Restaurants -- Hawaii -- Menu 2
Restaurants -- Louisiana -- New Orleans -- Menu 2
Restaurants -- Massachusetts -- Boston -- Menu 2
United States. Army -- Officers. 2
Advertising, Public service -- United States -- History 1
Aeronautics -- Safety measures. 1
Amateur films 1
Arts and crafts 1
Cruise ships -- Mediterranean Region. 1
Eureka (Calif.) 1
Grand Canyon National Park (Agency : U.S.) 1
Hotels -- Oklahoma -- Tulsa 1
Mendenhall Glacier (Alaska). 1
Natural gas. 1
Nightclubs -- California -- Los Angeles 1
Pacific Northwest. 1
Real estate agents -- California. 1
Real estate agents. 1
Restaurants -- Alaska -- Menu 1
Restaurants -- Kansas -- Wichita -- Menus. 1
Restaurants -- Michigan -- Detroit -- Menus 1
Restaurants -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Menu 1
Restaurants -- Washington, D.C. -- Menus. 1
Seattle (Wash.) 1
Seattle World's Fair (1962). 1
Travel agents 1
Tulsa (Okla.) -- Photographs 1
Tulsa State Fair 1
United States -- Maps. 1
United States. Department of the Interior. 1
United States. Government Printing Office 1
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